how to win the lottery s18e3 – the hitch by sara levine
our final book in the sara levine module is the hitch, which is notable as it’s a new release (and one of the fastest publication-to-episode timelines we’ve done) and, more importantly, another perfect novel. we compare it to treasure island!!! (and how this is a counter-arc to that), discuss the story of the “fun aunt” thrown into the deep end (by choice), and sara levine’s ability to craft good knock knock jokes (and why almost all art about comedy is a bit rough). is the secret to happiness going to mcdonald’s? shreds talks about the sitcom sensibilities in this novel that allow for levity in a really dark situation, how the novel’s “small book aesthetics” leave us craving more (in a good way), and how the hitch executes on his favorite trope in storytelling. we admire the cover and praise levine for dismissing drama in favor of more interesting drama. joey pitches a new challenge/idea to shreds.
reading list for season eighteen
short dark oracles by sara levine
treasure island!!! by sara levine
the hitch by sara levine
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