how to win the lottery s17e10 – from hell by alan moore
we’re wrapping up our 1990s module with from hell by alan moore, more 1999 facts, and an answer to the question: how old are we, really? after talking about why this book is invalid for this module, we check in with shreds about his self-imposed homework. we then talk about what we admire in from hell (and what frustrates joey, which shreds says is by design), while shreds heaps praise on alan moore (and defends him against goodreads reviews). we compare from hell to watchmen and explore alan moore’s interest in time as a construct. we compare the second appendix to understanding comics, admire eddie campbell’s art, and talk about the feng shui of towns. plus: the supernatural (?) ending, the masonic inclusions, and all things gull. we self-mythologize — somebody’s gotta do what we’re doing! — we plan out potential future modules, and we wonder: when do people find us? also: could this be adapted in a better way, unlike the johnny depp movie?
reading list for season seventeen
vineland by thomas pynchon
mao ii by don delillo
all the pretty horses by cormac mccarthy
trainspotting by irvine welsh
notes of a crocodile by qiu miaojin
sabbath’s theater by philip roth
the atlas by william t. vollmann
i love dick by chris kraus
the poisonwood bible by barbara kingsolver
from hell by alan moore
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