Guys Can Read

Guys Can Read The Hobbit Part 4 and Final Episode

Guys Can Read — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:56:40 +0000

Guys have gone there, and now they are back again as they wrap up the last episode of The Hobbit and the Guys Can Read show.

Guys Can Read The Hobbit Part #3

Guys Can Read — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:12:39 +0000

The guys step into mirky Mirkwood. What literary treasures will they (or won't they) find in the mind of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Guys Can Read The Hobbit #2

Guys Can Read — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:41:24 +0000

In the second part of the Hobbit review, the guys stumble upon a creature named Gollum. His riddles bring out Luke's dwarven impatience and Kevin's hobbitty delight.

Guys Can Read The Hobbit #1

Guys Can Read — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:33:11 +0000

The guys talk about growing up with The Hobbit and what it means to them now. They also share their special announcement.

Guys Can Read special episode Nov 20th

Guys Can Read — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:16:48 +0000

Ep. 120 - Aristotle and Bowler Hats

Guys Can Read — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:48:14 +0000

Luke concludes his review of Wise Man's Fear. Being the second in a trilogy, will this be the Empire Strike's Back of the three, or just Ghostbusters 2?

Ep. 119 - Into the Woods

Guys Can Read — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:08:26 +0000

This week Luke returns to the world of Patrick Rothfuss in his review of The Wise Man's Fear, second book in the Kingkiller Chronicles.

Ep. 118 - Roddenberry was wrong

Guys Can Read — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:54:54 +0000

Kevin wraps up his review of Asimov's Foundation book while Luke tries to explain why he's never gone to a Ren fair.

Ep. 117 - Disney's Magic

Guys Can Read — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:48:49 +0000

This week Luke talks Disney and Kevin talks summer movies and Asimov's Foundation series.

Ep. 116 - Love in Space

Guys Can Read — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:26:09 +0000

As Luke wraps up his review of Master and Commander, he ponders the breakdown between our generation and the greatest one. What was lost in historical translation?

Ep. 115 - The Greatest Generation

Guys Can Read — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:08:56 +0000

A WWII vet recommends Master and Commander by Patrick Obrian to Luke. What will a gen x kid do with a book offered to him by the greatest generation?

Ep. 114 - A lady, a library, and a street brawl

Guys Can Read — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:57:46 +0000

Creepy victorian houses, street brawls being started by dignified ladies, underground libraries taking New York city by storm. - Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Its the GCR Library episode where we chat with the Director of West Chester Library, Victoria Dow.

Ep. 113 - If I could turn back time

Guys Can Read — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:09:09 +0000

What if you had another chance to do it all over again? Would you? Would "time" let you? Stephen King presents a time travel story for the ages in 11/22/63.

Ep. 112 - School's out for summer

Guys Can Read — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:10:08 +0000

School is out! Should Kevin have stuck with a beach read, or will Stephen King's 11/22/63 be worth its 849 pages.

Ep. 111 - TV in Books

Guys Can Read — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:00:05 +0000

Luke explains why he is warming up to episodic fiction as he finishes his review of Chronological Man. The guys admit that T.V. influences the way they read books.

Ep 110 - Steampunk Ironman

Guys Can Read — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:07:33 +0000

Luke finally succumbs to Kevin's excitement over episodic fiction and checks out Andrew Mayne's The Chronological Man. Will Luke guzzle the kool-aid?

Hall of Fame Interview: Hugh Howey

Guys Can Read — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:00:13 +0000

We gush over interview Hugh Howey about his meteoric rise as an indie author, movie deal with Ridley Scott, and what books fill his personal library.

Ep. 108 - The Episodic Episode

Guys Can Read — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:22 +0000

This week Kevin wraps up his review of Hugh Howey's "Wool" and discusses the coming literary apocalypse that is episodic fiction.

Ep. 107 - Where have all the heroes gone?

Guys Can Read — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:57:43 +0000

This week we tease out our review of the surprise hit, Wool by indie author Hugh Howey, and reflect on the gobal phenomenon, the Avengers.

Ep. 106 - It's a twist

Guys Can Read — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:01:25 +0000

This week we discuss the rapidly changing e-book marketplace and conclude our discussion of Asimov's, The Robots of Dawn.

Ep. 105 - Kinky Robots

Guys Can Read — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:01:37 +0000

This week we are slightly horrified to learn that before there was vampire sex or werewolf sex Issac Asimov gave us Robot Sex in The Robots of Dawn.

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We love the 80's

Guys Can Read — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:59:28 +0000

This week the guys wrap up their review of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One.

Frankenbook

Guys Can Read — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

On this episode of GCR we follow Dave Morris down his adventure tale through the Frankenstein app. And touch on our review of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One.

Ep. 102 - Daniel H. Wilson

Guys Can Read — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:01:16 +0000

This week we sit down with best-selling author, Daniel H Wilson and discuss robotic uprisings, selling movie rights to Steven Spielberg, and the meaning of life.

Ep. 101 - The Power of Love

Guys Can Read — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:01:47 +0000

This week we continue our centennial celebration as we conclude our discussion of the Harry Potter series. We consider the power behind Harry Potter, get a little mythological and wonder what exactly happened to Vold... He Who Must Not Be Named.

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Quick, hide your Skynet chips! Daniel H. Wilson comes to Guys Can Read...

Guys Can Read — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:41:06 +0000

Quick, hide your Skynet chips! Daniel H. Wilson comes to Guys Can Read!

On April 17th we will inaugurate another GCR Hall of Famer, Daniel H. Wilson. Recent best-seller of Robopocalypse, Ph.D. graduate in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel will give us the blue print to create our own AI uprising. We'll also talk about Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Robopocalypse and other fun stuff.

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Ep. 100 - 100 Shows

Guys Can Read — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:01:39 +0000

It's our 100th Episode!!! To celebrate we take a bit of time to look back at the evolution of this show. For such a momentous occasion we discuss what is arguably the biggest book series of all time, Harry Potter.

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Ep. 99 - Pecs a Plenty

Guys Can Read — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:01:29 +0000

This week we continue our look at A Princess of Mars as we consider the nature of pulp fiction. Is it really just over muscled men and scantily clad women and if so is that a problem?

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Ep. 98 - Books in Space

Guys Can Read — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:01:56 +0000

This week the Guys take a look at the classic pulp fiction behind the blockbuster movie John Carter as they discuss A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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Ep. 97 - Comparing Lengths

Guys Can Read — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:01:41 +0000

This week the Guys continue their discussion of Reamde and have a bit of a tussle over who is longer.

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