our internet season continues with amygdalatropolis by b.r. yeager, which tackles a topic new to literature. (note: this episode has a content warning.) after stumbling over the title (and what an amygdala does), we talk about the literal structure and style of printing books, the act of (once again) reading the internet in print form, and defining the different worlds explored in the narrative. we discuss amygdalatropolis as a transressive novel, the way it captures an 8chan-esque forum, and the hyperreality it dabbles in toward its end. plus, we try to make sense of edia connole’s academic essay that kicks off the book, and what its placement means to the text. bob enacts a google ban and explains why he may have been included in this narrative. egg mixes up her email sign-off.
reading list for season three
a touch of jen by beth morgan
the shore by katie runde
literally show me a healthy person by darcie wilder
amygdalatropolis by b r yeager
shitstorm by fernando sdrigotti
17776 by jon bois
snow crash by neal stephenson
no one is talking about this by patricia lockwood
things have gotten worse since we last spoke by eric larocca
liveblog by megan boyle
neuromancer by william gibson
fake accounts by lauren oyler
we had to remove this post by hanna bervoets