Five or Flop: the Best (and Worst) Historical Fiction Has to Offer
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Five or Flop: the Best (and Worst) Historical Fiction Has to Offer
Welcome to Five or Flop, a podcast for the best (and worst) historical fiction has to offer! Each week, we'll be reading and reviewing a different historical fiction book on a scale from flop to five. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates...
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Houston, We Have a Flop
For the second episode (and first book) of season five, guest host Kelly joins us on a journey to space with Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere! All of...
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson: Badass Feminists, Badass Flops
We're back, baby! Season five is here, and our theme is Family and Friends. We're reading historical fiction recommendations from our number 1 fans! I...
Reviewing The Handmaiden: Our Final Flop Film
For the last bonus episode before season five begins, we're watching The Handmaiden, the Korean adaptation of Fingersmith!
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Watching The Color Purple: No Flops Here!
We're back to movies, watching the musical version of The Color Purple! Somehow, Whoopi Goldberg is still here?
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The Five or Flop Awards: Ranking Four Seasons of Prizewinners
Over the seasons, Grace and Erin have read a lot of award-winning novels, from the Pulitzer, to the Booker, to the... British Fantasy Award? Now, it's...
Watching The Letter: The Flopverse of W. Somerset Maugham
For our first bonus episode following Season Four, we're diving back into The Letter cinematic universe and watching the Bette Davis movie! Do we reco...
The Color Purple by Alice Walker: Season Four Has Finished Flopping
It's the big season finale this week, and we're reading The Color Purple! We look back on the highs and lows of the season, but first we have a discus...
Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman: The Most Notorious Flop on the Pod
We're walking a thin genre line in today's episode - come with us as we explore Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman!
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Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: Fine or Flop?
We're discussing our two favorite topics this week- pacing and plot twists- as we read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters!
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Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: Everything’s Flop Babe
We're excited to introduce a new subgenre to the pod this week with our first mystery novel! Find out the person, place, and weapon in this week's epi...
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng: Flopping on the Veranda
We're crossing decades and oceans this week, and juggling tons of real-life historical figures: we're reading The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng!
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: Flop Dog Stands
We're two-thirds of the way through Season 4, and this week is a big one: we're reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides! The book covers a lot of groun...
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta: Flopping in a Feminist Modern Way
Cantoras, Part 2? Grace and Erin disagree over this week's book, Under the Udala Trees, but we're excited to return to an era we previously visited in...
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: Premise Five, Practice Flop
This week, we tackle our romance pick for the season: A Lady for a Duke, a classic historical romance with an LGBTQ+ twist!
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Cantoras by Caro de Robertis: Erin's Flight Flops Again
Erin's back from Ireland with another plane story, Grace's AC is on full blast, and we have a new book and a new era on deck: Cantoras by Caro de Robe...
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel: How Do You Say Flop in French?
It's a special week, not only because we're reading Daughters of the Deer, but because we are joined by a special guest host: Jen! Will this episode b...
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue: Finally Free From Flops
We're off to Ireland (and so is Erin) this week, reading The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue! Hopefully, Erin doesn't catch the Spanish flu while s...
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault: Alexander the Flop
This week, Erin confronts an old enemy when we read Mary Renault's The Persian Boy, the second in her Alexander the Great trilogy.
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The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar: An Unprecedented Number of Flops in NYC
In this episode, we're headed to both Syria AND Little Syria with The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar! We hope you like birds, because there c...
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher: Camelflop
We're back this week with another audiobook and another Grace and Erin disagreement: it's Arthurian legend time, and we're reading Gwen and Art Are No...
Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon: Floppy Bottom
Five or Flop is back, and with the help of a special guest, we're kicking off Reading Rainbow with Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon! Are we more exci...
Somehow Five AND Flop: HBO's Dear America Film Adaptations
It's the final bonus episode of Season 3, and it's a special one- we're watching two half-hour long short film adaptations of So Far From Home and Cle...
Flop for Making Us Cry: Watching Ashes in the Snow
We're back with a far less happy movie adaptation. We're watching Ashes in the Snow, the movie version of Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys! Join...
Five Cast, Flop Soundtrack: The Catherine, Called Birdy Movie
It's the most anticipated adaptation of season three: today we're watching Lena Dunham's film adaptation of Catherine, Called Birdy!
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The Fives and Flops to Rule Them All: A Complete Podcast Ranking
We're back from a brief hiatus with our first between-season bonus episode! In this episode, we're revisiting all of our past reads and choosing the f...
Royal Diaries Part Two: Final Grade is Flop
It must be time for summer break, because it's the end of Back to School! We're wrapping up this week with Erin's Royal Diaries picks, reading about A...
Royal Diaries Part One: Princess of Flops
The first part of the two-part season finale is here, and it's our last series overview: the Royal Diaries! This week, it's Grace's picks, and we're r...
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis: Grace, Erin, and the Flopping Fives of the Podcast!!!!!
We're back to Newbery winners this week with a classic of elementary school libraries everywhere- it's Bud, Not Buddy!
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Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Fire Safety is Not a Flop
This week, we're tackling one of Grace's favorite childhood books and one of both hosts' childhood historical obsessions: we're reading Uprising and l...
Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner: Our Hosts' First Flop
*We're still adjusting to our new mics, sorry for any loud portions!
We messed up and accidentally selected a contemporary fiction, so come with...
Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn: Tesla’s Flop Machine
*We're adjusting to our new mics, sorry for any loud portions!
Hop aboard the Titanic (for a shockingly short amount of time) to read Distant Wa...
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne: Becoming a Magic Flopbrarian
This week, a special guest joins us to discuss another titan of the children's historical fiction series genre: Magic Tree House!
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Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson: Too Many Flops in the Flop Cart
In today's new episode, we're revisiting beloved pod author Laurie Halse Anderson and throwing it back to the 1700s (again). Grab your disinfectant an...
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys: Winter in Flopberia
This week, we're reading another debut: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys!
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The Davenports by Krystal Marquis: Cars Five, Carriages Flop
This week we are reading a recent release with The Davenports, a debut novel by Krystal Marquis!
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein: Code Name Flop
This week, we're visiting World War II again and talking about Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein! Discussion includes planes, plot twists, and public...
Dear America Part Two: Across the Wide and Flopsome Prairie
In today's new episode, we're finishing up our Dear America two-parter with I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly, Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie...
Dear America Part One: Get These Flops a Happy Ending
In today's new episode, we're revisiting a childhood staple: Dear America! This one is a two-parter. For the first part, we're reading So Far From Hom...
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan: Leaving Your Estate to the Flop Society
In today's new episode, we keep the yapping to a minimum so we can keep our ears open for roars! We're reading Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan.
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman: The Feast Day of Saint Flop
In today's new episode, we're reading Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman and (spoiler alert) making plans to watch the 2022 movie.
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