I really enjoyed this book of short stories about the more mediocre moments of life. So I share that with Andy. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-75-both-ways https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-76-both-ways-pt-2

Andy leant me his friend Steve's copy of the novelization of Attack of the Clones, and oh boy. It was awful. I spend this entire episode tearing it down with him and guest host Steve. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-73-attack-of-the https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-74-attack-of-the

We talk about Max Barry's Company. It has some high points on the level of the Office, but it has a lot of low and stupid points, especially the consumerist, anti-labor focus of the last third of the book (let's have a strike but call it something else because that's…

Let's get this out of the way. Yes, it's Die Hard. It's not quite as good as the movie if you want action, but it's better if you want some not particularly incisive social commentary. It's roughly equivalent to Crime and Punishment but a thriller and not a, you know,…

Haruki Murakami treads a line between idle wondering and fascinatingly insightful. No matter the flaws, he's always a wonderful author to read. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-67-killing https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-68-killing

I try to break down to Andy what I thought about this book. It's a semi-historical novel that talks a lot about the treatment of minority and poor communities in India. It's more than anyone's fill of eye-opening history and fiction https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-65-the-ministry-of https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-66-the-ministry-of

In the first book review, we talk about Triburbia. It follows the life of several lives of the residents of Tribecca. It's all right at best and seedy or a little boring at worst. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-63-triburbia https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-64-triburbia-pt-2