Episode Details

In this section, Chad, Brian, and Kaija go over "Free Women: 3," asking if anyone is truly free, along with the next excerpt from the "Black Notebook," which includes a significant number of dead pigeons. They talk about the overall fragmentation of this novel, its specific non-linear approach, what's "real" and what's a literary game, the humor found in the book, and who exactly is James?

As Kaija calls out at the end of the podcast, the only possibility for this week’s music is “Kicking Pigeons” by [spunge].

Next week’s episode will cover up to the start of “Free Women: 4.”

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