Episode 146
#146 - An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
On this episode, we discuss our July 2021 book club pick, An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim, a Sci-Fi time travel novel about a woman who journeys to the future as an indentured worker to save the life of the man she loves in the midst of a global pandemic. The story follows her struggles as a temporally migrant worker as she tries to find her way home while dealing with the aftermath of a devastating pandemic where she no longer has any legal status or citizenship.
Content Warning: Discussion of a scene regarding attempted sexual assault at 45:31 - 47:17
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