how to win the lottery s5e1 – the zone of interest by martin amis
we head back in time to kick off our un/adaptable module with the zone of interest by martin amis. first, though, we stop for a pre-emptive fantasy baseball team check-in before we find an updated cast list for jonathan glazer’s adaptation. tulsa takes down goodreads readers and then shares some background on martin amis. we talk about whether or not martin amis is a showoff (but, like, in a good way), wonder how jonathan glazer will adapt this (including rumors we’ve heard), and try to parse the meaning and intent behind untranslated text. tulsa rails against pacific rim (again?). we push back against criticism that the novel lacks an ending, criticize its structural inconsistency, and make plans to cover the film adaptation. we pitch a new (and much better) ending for the novel.
reading list for season five
the zone of interest by martin amis
underworld by don delillo
eileen by ottessa moshfegh
speedboat by renata adler
memory by donald westlake
blood and guts in high school by kathy acker
project hail mary by andy weir
the raw shark texts by steven hall
crying in h mart by michelle zauner
wittgenstein’s mistress by david markson
nightbitch by rachel yoder
infinite jest by david foster wallace
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