Pagenerd
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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Somehow, Ishiguro has written a book that Sarah found both boring and emotionally devastating at the same time. The banality of the language is part of the darkness of this semi-dystopian trip inside…
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Leguin (Part 2 of 2)
The Pagenerds are back with part two of The Dispossessed, where Ursula K. Le Guin somehow takes an already brilliant book and makes it hit even harder. This section gets deeply personal. We follow…
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Leguin (Part 1 of 2)
The Pagenerds finally tackle Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, which is a lot in the best way possible. Naturally, we had to split this one into two parts. This book absolutely rocks. Le Guin…
The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
The Forever War is a book that asks "Who hurt author Joe Haldeman?” and the answer is: The United States Military. This book is about a futuristic war fought by soldiers in power armour, but really…
Intercepts, by T.J. Payne
The Intercepts is an excellent beach read if you’re deeply unwell. It’s also the Pagenerds very first horror sci-fi, so thanks T.J. Payne. The novel drops us into a secret government facility where…
Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy
Wild Dark Shore is the kind of book that makes you openly weep on the subway. Charlotte McConaghy drops us onto a remote, storm-battered island filled with seals, secrets, and a family holding on a…
All Systems Red (Murderbot), by Martha Wells
Murderbot is the patron saint of “please stop talking to me”, and we love that for it. The pagenerds dive into All Systems Red by Martha Wells and the deeply relatable life of Murderbot— an anxious,…
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is often called the first science fiction novel for good reason. The problematic goth queen was only 18 when she wrote this novel at a gloomy…
Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility is an elegantly told time travel mystery that takes us from the dark and beautiful woods of Vancouver Island to a dilapidated old city on the Moon — a lunar…
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter is like a sci-fi thriller version of Sliding Doors if you needed a basic understanding of quantum mechanics to watch Sliding Doors. The novel asks “what if in a different…
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
If you like movies with hot basic boys doing science magic then you’ll love Andy Weir. The Martian had Matt Damon as Mark Watney and now his next novel, Project Hail Mary is coming out as a movie…
Pagenerd, out now!
Pagenerd is a sci-fi book club for people who suck at book clubs. You can read along if you want, but we’ll tell you what happens and have some fun figuring out the science, plot and characters along…
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Pagenerd has published 12 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Pagenerd is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 2m.
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