we’ve got just seven days to travel around the world, give away $32,000, and talk about you shall know our velocity! (previously re-titled as sacrament) by dave eggers. our book club continues on as we discuss the weirdness of the title (and the weirdness of the two very different reading experiences), the book’s powerful depiction of grief, and the wildly subjective nature of the narrative. we also talk about how the book may reflect major parts of dave eggers’ life, the relatability of the two main characters, and why you shall know our velocity! could be read as an allegory of being an unremarkable white dude (and what that means). plus, bob coins a new euphemism and shares his latest crime.
reading list for season one
death in her hands by ottessa moshfegh, 6/3
pizza girl by jean kyoung frazier, 6/17
you shall know our velocity by dave eggers, 7/1
memories of my father watching tv by curtis white, 7/15
a prayer for owen meany by john irving, 7/29
colorless tsukuru tazaki by haruki murakami, 8/12
any man by amber tamblyn, 8/26
ducks, newburyport by lucy ellmann, 9/9
open city by teju cole, 9/23
never let me go by kazuo ishiguro, 10/7