SCOUT· 31%1h 01m·2026-03-08·Arts Culture

Episode 719: Ishiguro, Dinniman, and genre expectations in story

The Coode Street Podcast · 729

As usual, Jonathan and Gary raise a number of thorny questions about reading SF and fantasy, and resolve none of them. Beginning with Jonathan’s account of his recent reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, we speculate on what sort of expectations we bring as readers to novels in which the interiority of the…

Listen now

Buzzmeter · cross-platform

31%

SCOUT

Scout bees are checking it out — divided opinions, the swarm hasn't committed.

Hive Vote · Skep listeners

New on SkepAwaiting the hive's first votes

Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.

Rate this episode

Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.

Recent reviews

No reviews yet — be the first.

Episode 719: Ishiguro, Dinniman, and genre expectations in story

Rate this episode

More from The Coode Street Podcast

Episode 720: Alexandra Pierce, Ian Mond, and The Totally Temporary Book Club

Episode 716: Dystopias, cozy fiction and other dilemmas

Episode 710: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 22 - James S.A. Corey