This week we put on our professor hats and create college courses. Peter lays out why WWII provides such an interesting setting for novels. Meanwhile, Matt leads the discussion on why society is like prison.

Books mentioned:

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

The Naked and The Dead by Norman Mailer

The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada

Against the Grain by James C Scott

Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan

Welcome to the Machine by Derrick Jensen and George Draffan

Demian by Hermann Hesse

The Magus by John Fowles

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey