Why we re-read (and why we keep making excuses not to) | Genre Blender Podcast 35
This month, we deep dive into the topic of re-reading: why we do it (or don’t), what we gain from returning to a book years later as a different person, and whether there’s still value in re-reading when an AI can just summarise it for you.
We also have a full-to-the-brim Read Watch Play segment, share what we’re excited about in Coming Right Up, and spill the beans on what we thought of the Wheels of Chaos video game picks we made for each other from a couple of months back (it’s a wonder we’re still friends after that!). And, of course, we have some new Backlog Roulette spins for the coming month.
So strap in, people. This one’s a rollercoaster ride from serious to silly.
0:00 Intro
4:00 Read Watch Play
34:20 Re-reading (main topic)
1:07:16 Coming Right Up
1:10:57 Backlog Roulette (& Wheels of Chaos)
1:15:59 Where to find us
Mentioned in this episode:
Dreams of the Dying https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/437b0c11-9b2c-4c59-9827-4049b1184bf5
The Dead Zone https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a4cfb63a-2477-479e-99ea-e1003ce107d5
Vile Lady Villains https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1428054a-07af-4064-aeeb-a174c8174833
Mother Mary https://letterboxd.com/film/mother-mary-2026/
The Silence of the Lambs https://letterboxd.com/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs/
Hannibal https://letterboxd.com/film/hannibal/
Deliver Me from Nowhere https://letterboxd.com/film/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere/
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey https://letterboxd.com/film/a-big-bold-beautiful-journey/
Suffragette https://letterboxd.com/film/suffragette/
Mary Queen of Scots https://letterboxd.com/film/mary-queen-of-scots-2018/
The Friend https://letterboxd.com/film/the-friend-2024/
The Bikeriders https://letterboxd.com/film/the-bikeriders/
Trails in the Sky: 1st Chapter https://store.steampowered.com/app/3375780/Trails_in_the_Sky_1st_Chapter/
Late Shift https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/Late_Shift/
Minishoot’ Adventures https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634860/Minishoot_Adventures/
Slay the Spire https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/I_Was_a_Teenage_Exocolonist/
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449690/The_Walking_Dead_The_Telltale_Definitive_Series/
Grimshire https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/
Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection – The Neopian Arcade Odyssey https://store.steampowered.com/app/4244160/Neopets__Mega_Mini_Games_Collection__The_Neopian_Arcade_Odyssey/
I Am Future https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival/
Starfield https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/Starfield/