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“I’ve listened to every episode of Be The Serpent and can happily say that it is a delight from start to finish!! 😊🎉
Alex, Macey and Freya are wonderful hosts as your Serpents, bringing their energy and endless book recommendations to each episode, so be warned your To Be Read pile will quickly...”Read full review »
The BookWorm Of Podcasts via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/25/22
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“such a fun show! i’m holding out for the all for the game episode 😉”
sunprincess11 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/11/21
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“If you love Overdue or The Worst Best Sellers you will love this podcast. It’s my new binge and it’s giving me so much to think about and new things to read. It’s also very comforting. I love it.”
👻🍑 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/21
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“I know that Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopia, and that the parlor is meant to be quietly horrifying, but if it existed I would happily spend my days sipping tea and pretending to be involved in the madcap and amazing conversations of these three wonderful people. Finding this podcast was one of my...”Read full review »
atseinio via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/05/21
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“i find the hosts too gleefully smug and obnoxious for me to enjoy, which is a shame since so few podcasts discuss transformative work and literature on the same level. sigh...”
Stockallison via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/05/20
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“I cannot count the ways the Serpents delight me every time a new episode appears in my queue! A magnificent mix of fun and passion.”
Tentacosaurus via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
09/27/20
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“even when i have negative interest in the tentpoles they're discussing it's a good time just to listen to three friends bounce ideas and chat and hang out. which is not to say my TBR is not groaning from the weight of all the stuff the serpents mention. absolute top tier favorite podcast,...”Read full review »
Lyanna S via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/18/20
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“I’ve listened to three episodes and already love it. I’m working on my English degree, and there is no analysis or epiphany in this podcast that is less brilliant and insightful than in anything in academia. I love seeing genre fiction and fan fiction receive such respect and humor from these...”Read full review »
amelodyr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/09/20
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“I love the way they use tropes and themes to pull together wildly different fandom and genre works and discuss them. Excellent, thought-provoking fun.”
vivelabagatelle via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/27/19
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“Listening to these three discuss literary themes in a wide swath of genre writing gives a unique perspective into writing, plus they are HILARIOUS.”
booksnyarn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/12/19
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“This podcast just brightens my day, with well thought out discussions and interesting thoughts on the things we all love”
sirensong55 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/05/19
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“As someone who eventually gave up on trying to make herself "grow up" out of genre fiction and into the literary canon, it is a balm to my soul to hear fanfic and genre fic discussed in this manner. You might do as I did and trip into reading fanfic in new fandoms as a result of this...”Read full review »
Lele R. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/19
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“Which is: women (and non-binary folk) talking about the things they geek and laughing. Waiting impatiently for the squid, maths, and quantum entanglement episode. (Suggested tentpole: Binti)”
greeniezona via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/19
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“Listening to Be the Serpent leaves me feeling very socially fulfilled, like I got to sit around and have nice dinner conversation with three good friends about a myriad of interesting topics.
I love that the works of extremely deep literary merit also include fan fiction work. I had never looked...”Read full review »
Brit. L via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/19
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“The witchcraft episode today might have been my favourite.”
MostlyDelores via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/16/19
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“Absolutely AMAZING!!! The podcast I didn’t know I so desperately needed, and now that I know it exists my only issue is with me for not having discovered it sooner. It’s a wonderful combination of literary theory and fandom/fan works, and I am in love with this podcast and all three classy and...”Read full review »
violet.knight via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/03/18
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“An extremely interesting exploration of tropes and themes and writing tied together in a unique way. I love how they use three different pieces of media to examine similarities and as springboards for discussion.”
billie00000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/26/18
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“A truly wonderful podcast done by some wonderful people. If you’re into reading, you should be listening to Be The Serpent.”
CE998 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/10/18
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“I love the combination of enthusiasm and knowledge in this podcast. I’ve been following Freya’s work for years, and she and her co-podcasters bring a deep understanding of literary tropes to fanfiction and genre fiction.”
GMCSencha via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/18/18
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“my new favourite podcast! deep intellectual literary discussion of various literary works and fanfiction? this is so my jam. definitely recommend giving this a listen!”
lukadolphin_ via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/24/18
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“My new fave discussion podcast! The Serpents discuss everything from fanfic to literary theory with intelligence and humour. 10/10, eagerly awaiting the next episode.”
Jennayra via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/04/18
“This podcast is great if you love fannish things, meta, the lines between profic and fanfic, exploring tropes, drawing connections between serious and less-serious literary works and understanding why both are important, and listening in on a conversation between three extremely smart and...”Read full review »
magaliiiii via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/03/18
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“Sharp authors discussing sharp subjects in fantasy and science fiction... I'm loving these podcasts, with their quirky juxtapositions of material and eclectic range. (For example, a detailed analysis of utopias/ dystopias with refrence to Ursula K LeGuin and to a fanfic - making telling...”Read full review »
David in Dorset via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/03/18
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“I love all the meta and I’m also loving the topics that have been covered so far!”
coslyons via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/15/18
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