how to win the lottery s4e2 – all the king’s men by robert penn warren

our “suck shit, sufjan stevens” module (#1) continues as we stay in the sticky, humid louisiana weather for all the king’s men by robert penn warren, our first of two pulitzer prize-winning novels in a row. we discuss the parallels you can (easily) draw between willie stark and donald trump, compare the protagonist (and their levels of inaction) of this novel (jack) to the protagonist of our last novel (binx in the moviegoer), and talk about our favorite/least favorite chapters. we talk about its status as another “great american novel,” compare it to other similar works, and lament an overall lack of characters in the story. we talk about david simon, read egg’s email, and wonder whether or not anne “should” love willie. not enough jokes in this write-up, if we’re being honest, but hey — what can you do.

reading list for season four

the moviegoer by walker percy
all the king’s men by robert penn warren
a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole

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