Whether it was a reaction to the politics of the time or the rapidly approaching end date of the Mayan calendar, the pop-cultural landscape of the early 2010s can be best remembered for one thing: dystopian literature. Join plucky young heroines and podcast hosts Daphne and Kellie as they dive into all of your favorite young adult novels and series from this era as we reread the revolution. We lived through it once and are back to recap, review, and discuss all the best and worst that the world-shifting genre of YA fiction has to offer–the sci-fi, the fantasy, and the supernatural–at least until our society crumbles and we have to survive a brave new world.
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Whether it was a reaction to the politics of the time or the rapidly approaching end date of the Mayan calendar, the pop-cultural landscape of the early 2010s can be best remembered for one thing: dystopian literature. Join plucky young heroines and podcast hosts Daphne and Kellie as they dive into all of your favorite young adult novels and series from this era as we reread the revolution. We lived through it once and are back to recap, review, and discuss all the best and worst that the world-shifting genre of YA fiction has to offer–the sci-fi, the fantasy, and the supernatural–at least until our society crumbles and we have to survive a brave new world.
Follow us on social media at @rereadingtherevolution for updates, and email us at rereadingtherevolution@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions!
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"He has been the entire male loneliness epidemic on his own."
It's hoa hoa season! To celebrate, we are finally beginning one of our most anxiously-awaited series, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005). We're joined by OG Twihard Hannah Lisa Lohr for a deep dive into the real and fictional worlds of Forks, transcending the good/bad spectrum, the book's heavy religious influences, and teen girl culture, exchanging lots of long, yearning looks along the way.
Videos/Articles Mentioned
Alyssa Grenfell, Signs Twilight was Written by a Mormon: https://youtu.be/JwGC4ewe1_w?si=Fl7HZlmSJ5XXbku1
Babbity Kate, Bella Swan's Khaki Skirt: https://youtu.be/nT0XL1dNUh0?si=yLiOx1ODX4wJpW3u
Forks Tourism: https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/where-twilight-set-forks-washington-visit-airbnb-9qms7v0p7
Carlisle's Net Worth: https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/twilight-carlisle-cullen-opinions-fictional-15-10-vampire.html
Stephenie Meyer Blog Posts
The Story Behind Twilight: https://web.archive.org/web/20080730025156/http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html
How Twilight Got Published: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-story-of-twilight-getting-published/
Cullen Cars: https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-books/twilight/twilight-cullen-cars/
Quileute Resources
Quileute Nation official website: https://quileutenation.org/
Learn about and donate to the Move to Higher Ground Project: https://mthg.org/get-involved/
Smithsonian Magazine interview with Quileute tribe chairwoman, Bonita Cleveland, about Twilight’s impact on the tribe: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/behind-the-scenes-of-twilight-101387794/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahlisalohr/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HannahLisaLohr
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"Let us read good books!"
We just covered Shatter Me on the main feed, and our patrons wanted to keep the good times rolling with the first of Tahereh Mafi's many, many sequels, Unravel Me (2013). In this episode, we discuss the series' insane chronology, Juliette's big feelings, the foregone conclusion of the love triangle, and a few genuinely shocking twists and turns along the way.
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"This is not an anti-smoking book."
We asked our Patrons which John Green book we should take on next, and the consensus was in resounding favor of Looking for Alaska (2005). Kellie and Daphne revisit the novel for the first time in over a decade, mourn the loss of the Hulu adaptation, quote the endlessly-reblogged lines, and reflect on how it's all aged as we try to find our way out of the labyrinth and seek our Great Perhaps.
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"Is it magic? I guess!"
Stay with us here--it's back to school season, so we're revisiting a true children's and young adult classic: Lois Lowry's The Giver (1993). This book may have been required reading in middle school, but it's more interesting than you might remember. In this episode, we discuss how Jonas' story echoes through the 2000s and 2010s dystopian books we usually cover on the show, its legacy of changing lives, and some of the more puzzling plot points.
School Library Journal's Top 100 Children's Novels: https://www.wssd.k12.pa.us/Downloads/top%20100%20childrens%20novels.pdf
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“Jamie Blackley was pregnant with Tom Blyth in this movie.”
Our patrons voted for us to watch If I Stay (2014) this month! We’re joined by special guest Madison to discuss her deep personal history with the film, as well as changes from the book, production details, and I ❤️ Yo-Yo Ma stickers. It’s a very funny episode for a movie that’s technically dealing with super serious subject matter.
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"Is James Patterson the GOAT?"
Our Patrons have been begging for it for ages, and it finally won our latest poll. We're taking on the original book in James Patterson's first middle grade/young adult series, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005). Kellie and Daphne are joined by special guest and one-time Maximum Ride superfan, Megan, to take on Patterson's infamous, bizarre career and his sci-fi book about mutant bird children. Did you know that this book is about mutant bird children?
New York Times Magazine James Patterson Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.html
Digital Humanities pieces on Patterson's Authorship:
https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/11/1/000286/000286.html
Correction: although she is not credited, Gabrielle Charbonnet is the co-author of this and other books in the series.
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"A love triangle like this only happens once in a...New Moon."
We’re continuing our summer of beachy novels turned hit Amazon Prime teen shows with the motherlode: Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009). Kellie and Daphne discuss the classic story of a girl in love with two brothers, including our thoughts on the show, predictions about the series, and feeling seen by the book's many surprisingly relatable moments. Team Cam all the way.
Correction: they definitely said smoothie and not milkshake at that Prime activation. Not sure if that is any more relevant to the show.
Jenny Han LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-07-06/summer-i-turned-pretty-jenny-han-to-all-the-boys-xo-kitty
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“This is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read.”
For this month’s Patron-voted sequel episode, we’re wrapping up the original Selection trilogy with Kiera Cass’ The One (2014). We had completely unexpected reactions to this wonderfully wild book, making this one of our most fun bonus episodes yet! Who will Maxon choose?
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The One (with Dolls!): https://youtu.be/2U_cb_raakE?si=udhco0-fLdevN5Gh
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"Why does he shoot the meat?"
You've been asking since the very beginning, and the day is finally here! We're joined by special guest and unabashed Shatter Me fan AllieReads to cover Tahereh Mafi's 2011 hit novel. We talk about the fandom's undying love for Aaron Warner, share some intimate fully-clothed shower moments, and come out in favor of leashes for children in this much-requested episode.
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"This is cartoon villain-level behavior."
We're headed back to Beechwood! In this episode, we're discussing the new Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's 2014 novel, We Were Liars, and we have a lot to say about it. Kellie reports exclusive behind-the-scenes details from the show's panels at ATX TV Festival featuring Julie Plec, Carina Adly Mackenzie, and E. Lockhart herself, and she and Daphne spill all the differences between the book and show and our thoughts on them. Maybe we lie about it.
Esther McGregor interview: https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/esther-mcgregor-the-room-next-door-babygirl-nepo-baby-star-wars-1236110803/
Shubham Maheshwari interview: https://www.polyesterzine.com/features/shubham-maheshwari-on-his-tv-debut-onset-lessons-and-loving-his-craft
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“The tilt a whirl…the most romantic ride at the carnival.”
Happy Pride! We’re celebrating by reading one of the most popular coming-out stories not only of the 2010s, but maybe ever? It’s Becky Albertalli’s 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. If that title’s not ringing any bells for you, this is the book that would go on to become the 2018 film Love, Simon. Daphne and Kellie talk all things teen romance, theater kid culture, and our own high school experiences as we dive into Simon’s sweet and salty love story.
Becky Albertalli’s Medium post: https://medium.com/@rebecca.albertalli/i-know-im-late-9b31de339c62
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"Colin army rise up!"
Our bonus episode this month as voted by our Patreon subscribers is The 5th Wave movie (2016)! We're rejoined by the book episode's special guest, our friend Colin, to get into the minutiae of acting choices, suggest improvements for future J Blakeson projects, reveal how this movie solved misogyny, and get really excited and talk over each other (sorry in advance). Listen closely during the moth interruption--a secret preview of what's to come is leaked 👀
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"Actually, while you’re here, I’m gonna make you think.”
In honor of the upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation, we read E. Lockhart's summer mystery thriller, We Were Liars (2014)! We can’t say much about the plot, so instead I’ll share that some of my rejected title ideas included “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies” and “My Own Private Island.” If anyone asks you about this episode, just lie about it 🤫
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I don't even have a quote for this one. We're just really excited.
This was supposed to be a Patreon-exclusive mini bonus, but there's already so much news surrounding the Sunrise on the Reaping movie that we had to make it a full-length episode--and they haven't even started filming yet. We're covering the cast in depth, as well as what we know about the film so far and the fan casting contest. Much more to come!
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"Their calling is to go work in the Cheeto factory."
We're back with our second episode on The Host by Stephenie Meyer (2008)! Kellie and Daphne pick up from that dramatic Walter cliffhanger to take on the love square, body swaps, and low-stakes heists of the back half of the book, and I accidentally say "conclave" instead of "enclave" because we recorded this during new pope week!
The Host playlist (not annotated): https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-books/the-host/the-host-playlist/
The Host bonus chapter is very hard to find. Here's a link to the Fanpop post if you have an account: http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-host/articles/74123/title/host-bonus-chapter
And a copy of Scribd if you're willing to click through a bunch of ads: https://www.scribd.com/doc/30739607/The-Host-Bonus-Chapter
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“Oh my god…they’re running through the desert?”
Our May patron-voted book is Crossed, the 2011 sequel to Ally Condie's Matched, one of our early iconic episodes, if we do say so ourselves! In this bonus episode, we join Cassia and Ky for an absolutely baffling journey through the Carving on our search for the rebellion.
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"I guess there’s really not that many different alien storylines."
Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book The Host is a behemoth. Kellie and Daphne take on the first half of the alien invasion story in part one of our first two-episode special. It's unexpected in a lot of ways, not least of which is how much we're enjoying it so far. Will Melanie's human spirit triumph over Wanderer, the soul inside her? Tune in to our next regular episode on May 23 to find out how it all ends!
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"It’s maybe the worst book I’ve ever read in my life."
Sorry in advance to the Hush, Hush fans, but needless to say, we had some thoughts about Becca Fitzpatrick's 2009 novel. Namely, "why" and "how?" Daphne and Kellie talk fallen angels, nephilim, teen romance, unlikeable characters, terrible worldbuilding, and yes, tacos, in this supernatural episode.
Information on supporting library resources!
Correction: this book opens with an epiGRaph, NOT and epiTaph.
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"You would think it was written for this show and not Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."
Our patron-voted episode for this month is on The CW's The 100 pilot (2014)! We cover the differences between the show and book, special effects budgets, the grand tradition of casting 30-year-olds to play teenagers, and probably the greatest needle drop of all time. It's a short preview this month because we cover a lot of subscriber-exclusive secret news about what's coming up next on the podcast in this one 😉
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“I was genuinely afraid…I might throw up from crying so hard.”
It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for…everything for the past three months has led to this. We’re joined by very special guest Emma Skies to discuss the most anticipated release since we launched our podcast, Sunrise on the Reaping (2025!).
We return to District 12 one more time to cover our initial thoughts and reactions, fan theories, Panem and America, Suzanne Collins and Lionsgate’s balance between art and commerce, and what this book means to The Hunger Games series’ legacy. We lose track of how many times we use the words "brutal" and "devastating." This is our longest episode yet and we easily could’ve talked about this book for another hour because there’s so much to dig into!
Correction: Francis Lawrence is coming back for the 5th time as director if you count the Mockingjays separately!
Correction 2: I just learned that we’ve been pronouncing azure wrong. Oops.
The USA Today article featuring us: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2025/03/19/hunger-games-cultural-impact/82518262007/
The Hunger Games 10-year anniversary Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/hunger_games_10th_anniversary_scholastic_interview.htm
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/the_ballad_of_songbirds_and_snakes_scholastic_interview.htm
Sunrise on the Reaping Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/sunrise_on_the_reaping_scholastic_interview.htm
Follow Emma @emmaskies across social media! https://linktr.ee/BiblioSkies
Emma's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emmaskies
Emma's Bindery Imprint: https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/
Pre-order To Bargain With Mortals: https://www.rabasu.com/buytbwm
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