TMR 23.1: “Book Three” [Lanark]
Mostly a set-up episode about Alasdair Gray and聽Lanark, in which Chad, Kaija, and Brian discuss the introduction (weird), the start of the novel (which opens with "Book 3"), the influence of Dante's Divine Comedy and Kafka, and much more. There are some good laughs, a bit of insight into where we are, all building toward ...
>
Two Month Review Season 23: “Lanark” by Alasdair Gray
Before we get into the selection for next season, I want to remind everyone to聽vote in our poll for the聽Best TMR Class. The hypothetical is that you have to sign up for one of these courses being offered based on the books included. "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" Death in Spring聽by Merc猫 Rodoreda;聽The Physics of ...
>
TMR 22.10: “Butterfly Coma” [Praiseworthy]
Praiseworthy聽ends with some praise, a bit of exhaustion, questions about satire and the ending, and a dirty phrase Chad can't quit competing. Then there's the TMR Class Draft in which Chad, Kaija, and Brian each selected five previous TMR titles to create imaginary classes: "Dismal Lady Stuff," "Let the Bodies Hit the ...
>
TMR 22.9: “One Donkey at a Time” [Praiseworthy]
Like a first time marathon runner, Chad, Brian, and Kaija are losing steam this season, but persist in talking about the book and their mixed feelings. They do learn some things about donkeys and mules though! And they set up next week's game: each co-host will draft five books from the twenty-two seasons of the podcast which ...
>
TMR 22.8: “Madder Than White Heat” [Praiseworthy]
Little discussion of Priaseworthy聽in this episode. Instead there's a longer discussion about publishing, art, sales, how do these books get made?, favorite lines, future games, and much more. It's a 20,000 foot view of book culture with an emphasis on success, investment, and more. Enjoy! This week's music is "Pedestrian ...
>
TMR 22.7: “@CheapIllegalPeopleSmuggler” [Praiseworthy]
Talk of Australian cartoons糖心传媒攁nd not just聽Bluey糖心传媒攎orphs into a look at several specific passages in Wright's聽Praiseworthy, discussion what makes the book "difficult" to read, the style of humor, what pushes us away from the text and then re-grabs out attention, and much more. This week's music is "Frontier ...
>
TMR 22.6: “Nuisance Bugger Donkeys” [Praiseworthy]
Chad and Kaija make up this week's panel as they play the "Slang Game," then discuss the elliptical meta-structure of the book and how this impacts their reading and the book's effectiveness. They also discuss Sam Rutter's聽New York Times聽review of the novel, addressing the difficulties of discussing the workings of the text ...
>