Feb 15, 2018
This week the guys delve into Jeff Vandermeer’s incredible weird
sci-fi novel, “Annihilation,” by discussing parts 1, 2, and ending
with part 3. They kick things off with a SPOILER-FREE section
covering some background about the author and their general
thoughts about the novel so far.
SPOILER-FREE section ends: 15:11
Spoiler topics include: The language and style of the novel, the
reliability of the narrator, what they think the Crawler could be,
the shadiness of the government running these expeditions, the
nature of the crew’s little warning light, the fear of the unknown,
the role hypnotism plays in the novel, the big twist at the end of
section 3, and a discussion on literary vs. genre writing and where
this novel might fit into that debate.
Join them again next week when they finish out the novel, and the
week after for their reactions to the new film by Alex Garland
featuring Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac.