In past few months, I happened to read three “Sad Hot Girl” books (a phrase which tiktok, of course, created). In this episode, I investigate the Sad Hot Girl genre, what these three books have in common, and how I felt reading them. I hope you enjoy! X
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The Books

 Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda, 2022
 Luster by Raven Leilani, 2020
  Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley, 2022

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  5.01 Why You Should Be Critical of the Things You Love
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5.19 Sad Hot Girls

Four months after first arriving in LA, I have now read five and a half books set here (some on purpose, some by accident). In this episode I talk about how these books have influenced and informed my experience of LA as a city. I hope you enjoy x
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5.18 Los Angeles in Fiction

Hollywood, La La Land, Tinseltown, Showbiz. There are many names for the film industry in Los Angeles, and even though I’ve visited so many times, I still struggle to separate the myth from the reality. This episode is a look at Hollywood, its cinema, its stories, its identity. I hope you enjoy! A x
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5.17 Hollywood: Myth vs. Reality

Like many old things, the Greek myths might at first seem complicated, dull, or irrelevant, but I promise you, they are far from it. This episode is a guide bya beginner, for beginners, with the aim to share my love of the Greek myths, and hopefully inspire you to discover them, too. A x
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5.16 A Beginner's Guide to Greek Mythology

Another bite-sized episode for you folks! A shallow dive (as opposed to a deep dive) into the world of historical fantasy fiction. I take you through a few of my favourite books that combine these two genres, and explore the ways in which they use fantasy to tell a story. The clashing of myth and reality has been coming up a lot for me recently, so you can expect more episodes on this topic! A x
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5.15 When History Meets Magic

What does one do when one is stuck in a single room for 7 days? One reads, of course. Another week in the year of our lord 2022, another bout of isolation. In this episode, I tell you about everything I read in those seven days on my own, while offering no insight or meaningful message on the emotional and creative effects of isolation. It just is what it is.
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“The 5 cultural icons that shaped by identity as a gay woman” by Lotte Jeffs for Stylist, 2019
If you love wordle (like me), you should play quordle– it’s quadruple the fun!

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5.14 Isolation Reads (Again)

Have you ever stumbled upon a book that brought so much more to your life than you first expected? That’s what happened to me with The Snake Pit, a 1946 novel I found in a second-hand bookstore in Vancouver. The book was a sensation when it was published, and was made into an award-winning film with Olivia de Havilland, but somehow I had never heard of it. In this episode I compare the book with the film, and uncover the bigger story behind The Snake Pit.
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A bibliography and list of quotations can also be found on my website.
More like this:

 5.12 – I Watched 7 Old Movies in 7 Days
 5.06 – Anatomy of a 90s Literary Teen Movie Adaptation
  4.19 ­– Green Light: Gatsby and Lorde
  3.21 – Reading Like Marilyn Monroe for a Month
  3.17 – Performance in a Pandemic: Interview with Kate Rice

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5.13 The Snake Pit, 1946

Welcome back to The Community Library! After a little hiatus, I am back making episodes, beginning with this one all about my adventures watching old movies for a week. I watched seven black and white movies, spanning from 1931 to 1948, and documented my thoughts on each. I watched some classics – such as His Girl Friday and Frankenstein, and some lesser-known ones, such as Ladies of the Chorus and To Be or Not to Be. Enjoy!
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5.12 I Watched 7 Old Movies in 7 Days

The end of another year means another Community Library Reading Awards! In this totally biased and unfair awards ceremony, I give awards to my most thought-provoking book, favourite lockdown read, favourite translated fiction, and more! Consider this a highlights reel of all the books I read this year. Happy New Year, and I hope you enjoy!
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5.11 The Community Library Reading Awards 2021

This year’s extra-special Christmas episode features everyone’s favourite guest, my sister Kalliope! We tier rank fifteen popular Christmas songs for you, because we love Christmas songs and being judgemental. We hope you enjoy!
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Last year’s Christmas episode: 3.20 Die Hard, aka The Best Christmas Movie with Kalliope
The Songs:

 All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
 Last Christmas by Wham!
  Silent Night
  Baby, It’s Cold Outside
  We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
  Christmas Tree Farm by Taylor Swift
  Santa Baby
  Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade
  Jingle Bells
  Jingle Bell Rock
  White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
  Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  The Twelve Days of Christmas


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5.10 Tier Ranking Christmas Songs with Kalliope

Beauties and Beasts have been falling in love all throughout mythology and folklore, but what makes Disney’s 1991 adaptation such a fan-favourite? In the next instalment of my Disney Fairy Tale series, I take you through the history of the original Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, and compare it with its Disney adaptation. From animal studies to mob mentality, we cover lots in this episode! I hope you enjoy x
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Hank Green’s video: My Greatest Tool Against Vaccine Misinformation
Timestamps:

 Intro - 0:46
 History - 2:09
  Fairy tale retelling - 7:17
  Animal studies - 13:30 [TW for discussion on racism and violence against people of colour]
  Disability studies - 19:05
  Women's studies - 24:17
  Disney in 1991 - 30:13
  Beast - 34:35
  Belle - 44:15
  Redemption - 49:16
  Outro - 56:23

Other episodes in this series:

  3.6 Snow White: Grimm Beginnings
  3.7 Cinderella: Class Ceilings and Slippers
  3.8 The Little Mermaid: Fish Out of Water
  3.9 The Snow Queen: The Frozen One
  5.3 Sleeping Beauty: Waking from the Dream

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5.09 Beauty and the Beast: In the Eye of the Beholder

Another year of reading has almost come to an end, and so this episode I asked myself, I asked my family, and I asked you, the listeners, what your favourite book of the year was. I got so many delightful responses – it was such a treat to read all about the books you loved. Happy listening! X
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5.08 Your Favourite Books of the Year

Who’s afraid of nonfiction? Me. It’s me. I’ve always had trouble with getting through nonfiction, but this past year I’ve actually found myself … choosing to read it? Over fiction? Who is she? So in this very chatty episode, I take you through 10 things I’ve learnt from 10 of my favourite nonfiction reads this year. Happy listening! X
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Episodes mentioned

 4.08 Read with Me: Graphic Novels
 4.13 Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc


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5.07 Suddenly I Love Nonfiction?

I’ve seen Clueless so many times I can almost recite it by heart. 10 Things I Hate About You is my comfort movie, and I watched She’s the Man for my English Lit unit instead of reading the actual play, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. But what makes these teen flix based on classic lit so special? Why was there such a boom in this genre in the 90s? This episode we’re looking at the anatomy of a 90s literary teen movie adaptation. Grab a cup of tea and biscuit, because this is a long one. Enjoy!
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5.06 Anatomy of a 90s Literary Teen Movie Adaptation

How many books did I read in the last three months? How many of them were translated? How many did I get from the library? All these questions answered AND MORE in this episode. As is tradition here on the podcast, every three months I take you through the stats of everything I read that quarter, because despite being a literature nerd, I also love numbers and statistics. I also highlight three of my favourite books from the last three months! I hope you enjoy x

 Quarterly Reading Stats #1
 Quarterly Reading Stats #2

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5.05 Quarterly Reading Stats #3

I launched The Community Library two and a half years ago, and in that whole time I’ve never celebrated a single anniversary. Now is as good a time as any, right? Today I’m reflecting on 10 lessons I’ve learnt through creating The Community Library podcast. I hope you enjoy x
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5.04 10 Lessons I've Learnt from Making This Podcast

This week I’m reviving an old series on the podcast and talking about everyone’s favourite finger-pricking princess: Sleeping Beauty.
Once upon a time, a year ago, to be exact, at the height of Melbourne’s strict lockdown, I started a fairy tale series on the podcast in which I analysed and compared four Disney Princesses with their fairy tale counterparts. A year later, and Melbourne finds itself in yet another strict lockdown, and so what better lockdown activity than to fill in the blanks in the timeline?
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5.03 Sleeping Beauty: Waking From the Dream

What’s it like to watch your sister in a movie? Who is better at board games? Favourite dipping sauce? All these questions AND MORE answered in this episode! Back by popular demand, my sister Kalliope is back and answering YOUR questions … listen for a very fun and silly time.
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5.02 Q+A with my sister Kalliope

Welcome to season 5 of The Community Library! I’m your host, Angourie Rice, and I am so delighted to see returning listeners, and overjoyed to see new listeners, too! This episode is exactly what it says on the tin: a few reasons why I think it’s important to be critical of the media you love. I hope you enjoy this bite-sized episode, and I’ll see you back here in two weeks for more. A x
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Things Mentioned

 3.1 Choosing Between What is Right and What is Easy: Discussing J. K. Rowling
 ‘Is Twitter Redeemable’ by Hank Green for Vlogbrothers – YouTube, 5th June 2021
  4.4 What Do Shakespeare and Taylor Swift Have in Common?
  4.19 Green Light: Gatsby and Lorde

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5.01 Why You Should Be Critical of the Things You Love

After a brief hiatus, I am back with a very late quarterly reading stats episode! In this episode I talk you through my reading stats from the past three months, plus I highlight three favourite reads!
4.10 Quarterly Reading Stats #1

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