Episodios

  • Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman: The Most Notorious Flop on the Pod
    Jul 29 2025

    We're walking a thin genre line in today's episode - come with us as we explore Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

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    44 m
  • Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: Fine or Flop?
    Jul 22 2025

    We're discussing our two favorite topics this week- pacing and plot twists- as we read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    52 m
  • Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: Everything’s Flop Babe
    Jul 15 2025

    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 episode on Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia.

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    32 m
  • The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng: Flopping on the Veranda
    Jul 8 2025

    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!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    42 m
  • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: Flop Dog Stands
    Jul 1 2025

    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 ground, we have a lot of thoughts, and the historical accuracy section is a lot longer than usual!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    57 m
  • Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta: Flopping in a Feminist Modern Way
    Jun 24 2025

    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 Season 2!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    40 m
  • A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: Premise Five, Practice Flop
    Jun 17 2025

    This week, we tackle our romance pick for the season: A Lady for a Duke, a classic historical romance with an LGBTQ+ twist!

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    53 m
  • Cantoras by Caro de Robertis: Erin's Flight Flops Again
    Jun 10 2025

    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 Robertis, set in 1970s Uruguay!

    Note: Erin was correct in the episode! The Thirty Names of Night did win the Stonewall Book Award in 2021.

    Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow.

    Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!

    Join our Season Four Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: http://bit.ly/4mcCZbj

    Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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    46 m