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The “Perfect” Modern Novel - The Road (2006) Part 1
Fall literature spoils on the bloated wooden boards. You recognise the shape of names--fiction you once knew and loved--now reduced to damp, cloggy promises that threaten your balance. The world has emptied out, yet these recollections stick to the sky, unbidden.
This week the gang cracks into Cormac McCarthy's seminal classic, The Road (2006) and try to unpick the behemoth that is the novel.
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The Publication: zeroindent.com
Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent
Disclaimer
I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - It begins
00:03:05 - Peak Modern Novelist
00:11:20 - How to read The Road
00:22:15 - To zombie or not to zombie
00:34:00 - Dialogue formatting
00:51:30 - A day to model all days
00:59:23 - Phantom worlds
01:07:05 - Things come apart
01:14:12 - Mandel's opposition
01:27:04 - Freezing, starving, zombie?
01:42:46 - The Wallet (and time)
01:48:15 - David gets recognised
01:51:55 - Reflections on endings
02:06:40 - The wife
02:27:54 - The action scene
02:41:55 - God (just a small topic)
02:52:15 - The Boy and The Dog
03:00:00 - All is gone to grey
03:10:51 - Mad Max Warband (content warning)
03:16:18 - Content Warning: Pedophilia & Rape
03:25:30 - J.M. Thesis
03:31:15 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent
Cormac McCarthy's Secret (Teenage) Muse: Editor Reviews by Siobhan Brier Aguilar https://youtu.be/Ctgp2gyyON0
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By ZeroIndentFall literature spoils on the bloated wooden boards. You recognise the shape of names--fiction you once knew and loved--now reduced to damp, cloggy promises that threaten your balance. The world has emptied out, yet these recollections stick to the sky, unbidden.
This week the gang cracks into Cormac McCarthy's seminal classic, The Road (2006) and try to unpick the behemoth that is the novel.
Support Us
Merch & Books: underink.press
The Publication: zeroindent.com
Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent
Disclaimer
I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - It begins
00:03:05 - Peak Modern Novelist
00:11:20 - How to read The Road
00:22:15 - To zombie or not to zombie
00:34:00 - Dialogue formatting
00:51:30 - A day to model all days
00:59:23 - Phantom worlds
01:07:05 - Things come apart
01:14:12 - Mandel's opposition
01:27:04 - Freezing, starving, zombie?
01:42:46 - The Wallet (and time)
01:48:15 - David gets recognised
01:51:55 - Reflections on endings
02:06:40 - The wife
02:27:54 - The action scene
02:41:55 - God (just a small topic)
02:52:15 - The Boy and The Dog
03:00:00 - All is gone to grey
03:10:51 - Mad Max Warband (content warning)
03:16:18 - Content Warning: Pedophilia & Rape
03:25:30 - J.M. Thesis
03:31:15 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent
Cormac McCarthy's Secret (Teenage) Muse: Editor Reviews by Siobhan Brier Aguilar https://youtu.be/Ctgp2gyyON0