An episode about genre fiction

<p>This is a very simple episode on the notion of how we approach genre, which may have ramifications for how we think through our year of Tolkien. The question is, do you approach a genre piece (like <em>Lord of the Rings) </em>as a work of fiction, holding it to all the standards thereby supposed? Or do you approach it as a genre piece? Do some people do one and some people do the other? Who is right? What does it all mean? Has the way people approach the fantasy genre changed? </p><p>Brandon couldn't make it to this recording session which was sad, and hopefully very unusual. But this is what we worked through. Enjoy. </p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening/">Support us here!</a></p><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★" href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a></strong></p>