In this episode of Reading too Much Into, Shelbi and Avery discuss Little Constructions by Anna Burns. A crazy, fantastic book about a family of gangsters in the weird town of Tiptoe Floorboard.

Check out more about Anna Burns here: https://www.faber.co.uk/tutors/anna-burns/

Here is a link to the article “‘Little Constructions’ Burns with Unstoppable Rage” by Michael Schaub:
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/22/807893986/little-constructions-burns-with-unstoppable-rage

Here is the link for Lauren McCluskey: https://www.si.com/track-and-field/2018/12/26/university-utah-track-athlete-lauren-mccluskey-911-calls-shooting#:~:text=Lauren%20McCluskey%2C%20a%2021%2Dyear,who%20had%20been%20harassing%20McCluskey.

Doe Family Tree:                       Other important characters:

Benedict-13                                Jetty Doe (cousin)

Janinjoshuatine                          Tom Cusack/customer Tom (other Tom’s friend)

Unity-10                                      Tom Spaders/Gunshop Tom (owner of the shop/ lover to Jotty)

Jotty-9                                        Johnjoe (John’s right-hand man/betraying snitch)

Samuel-8                                    Narrator- WHO IS HE 

John-7                                        Aunt Jacky (really Johns mother)

Abel (twin)-5                               Janet (John Doe’s wife)

Abel (twin)-5                               Judas (John’s son/daydreams)

Gussie-4                                     Julia (Johns daughter)

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