May 3, 2022
Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds” imagines a world that has been ravaged by a disease. The illness ravages the brain especially, attacking the ability to process and use language. For our protagonist, who used to be a history professor, losing the ability to read and write has hit especially hard.
Recommended in this episode: Ruth Ware audiobooks and Outer Range
NEXT UP: “Harry” by Rosemary Timperley
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