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Episode 78: The Great American Novel
The idea of the Great American Novel is controversial, passé, hubristic, and . . . always fascinating to talk about. This week, inspired by a recent…
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Trevor Berrett
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Paul Wilson
1:36:29
Week 9 (and the end!): The Savage Detectives Readalong
And just like that, this is all done. I want to thank Sam Moon for his lovely comment he left on last week’s post about how enjoyable it has bee…
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Trevor Berrett
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Week 8: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Wow! Here we are at the. end of Part 2, with just one relatively short section left! Are you all excited to get back to our hero from Part 1? We…
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Trevor Berrett
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Episode 77: Poetry
with Anthony Garrett
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Trevor Berrett
1:42:13

March 2024

Week 7: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Hello visceral realists! We find ourselves getting to the end! This past week’s reading was pages 451-530, or through Part 2, Chapter 23. For ne…
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Week 6: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Welcome to week six! We are closing in on the end. This week’s reading is up to page 450 in the U.S. edition. For those reading other editions, …
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Episode 76: Author Completionism
This week we discuss the idea of being a completist in our reading. We discuss the authors whose works we’ve finished completely, as well as those we’re…
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Trevor Berrett
1:18:59
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Week 5: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Welcome to week five! We are now over halfway there, and I’m very thankful for this section. Where for the last couple of sections I’d felt a bi…
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Trevor Berrett
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Week 4: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Welcome to week four! This week’s reading is up to page 296 in the U.S. edition. For those reading other editions, it is through the end of Part…
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Trevor Berrett
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Episode 75: Barbara Comyns
with Nora (@pear.jelly)
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Trevor Berrett
1:23:26
Week 3: The Savage Detectives Readalong
Welcome to March, fellow visceral realists! This week’s reading is up to page 220 in the U.S. edition. For those reading other editions, it is t…
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Trevor Berrett
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February 2024

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