And there is such an extraordinary history in the science fiction and fantasy genre. It is probably only second to horror in my love of the genre. TK: I love science fiction and fantasy as a whole. What inspired you to weave in all of these elements? And then our main character, Vic, feels like somewhat of a nod to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. There's a murderous nurse robot known as Nurse Ratched, a reference to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
At its heart, In the Lives of Puppets is a retelling of the Adventures of Pinocchio, but it's also a love letter to literature and pop culture. So, you have such a knack for writing stories that tackle some pretty heavy topics but still manage to tug at your listeners’ heartstrings in all of the best ways. MC: Of course, we are so thrilled to have you. TJ Klune: Thank you so much for having me, Michael. Michael Collina: Hi, I'm Audible Editor Michael Collina, and I'm so excited to be speaking with Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune about his new audiobook, In the Lives of Puppets. If Gus isn’t privileged (read: rich), he wouldn’t have gotten away with many of the things he said.Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. Aaron cautioned that in real life, Gus can be obnoxious in the way he treats people, but the author manipulated readers by putting us in Gus’ POV so that we had little choice but to like him. Although it was pointed out that Gus refuses to be categorised, readers would know that he is somewhere on the spectrum. The author, Ian informed us, identifies with being asexual.įor most of us, our favourite character is the lead in the story, Gus it is rare that we like the main character, and rarer still for everyone to like him. But best of all, the novel teaches us about asexuality in an entertaining way. We also spoke about some scenes–phone call with the customer service from the internet company, the trip to the vegan restaurant, Gus googling for the manual in life-and concluded that although the scenes are hilarious, they are also at times sad and realistic about how we try to change for the person we love.
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