Huzzah to the New Reader! WRTR "Golden in Death"

About this episode

AJ and Tara explore chaotic Goodreads reviews of 'Golden in Death' and discuss various reader reactions and character traits.

This week AJ and Tara dive back into the chaotic wonderland that is Goodreads reviews, and honestly? The reviewers gave them plenty to work with. From people dramatically announcing they’re “done” with the series (while continuing to read every single book), to complaints about Peabody’s “cringe” badass moment, to someone somehow claiming Somerset wasn’t even mentioned in the book… the chaos level is HIGH. Highlights include: AJ discovering that one reviewer who swore they were quitting the series absolutely did not quit the series. Tara defending Peabody with her entire soul. A surprisingly passionate discussion about whether Roarke’s financial digging is actually illegal. AJ going on an unexpectedly deep tech rant about disks, cloud storage, privacy, and why the In Death universe may actually make more sense now than it did in 2020. Multiple reviewers acting personally victimized by recurring character traits like Feeney eating candied almonds and Eve drinking coffee. The phrase “pleasantly free of interior decorating” making AJ completely lose it. Tara discovering AJ has apparently transformed into a Renaissance Faire character after saying “Huzzah.” Also discussed: Miracle on…

People in this episode

Hosts: AJ, Tara

Topics covered

• Goodreads reviews
• reader reactions
• character analysis
• internet culture
• podcast updates
• literary discussions

Keywords

• Goodreads
• reviews
• Peabody
• Roarke
• literary analysis
• podcast
• Golden in Death
• internet culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Golden in Death, Miracle on 34th Street

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