ottessa moshfegh returns to the pod as we discuss her novel eileen, which william oldroyd is adapting for release later this year. we discuss how gross the book is (and how dirty its world is), rebecca as a manic pixie dream girl, and the specific way moshfegh wrote this novel. we also question (or challenge, maybe) the timeline of the plot, break down the many chekhov's guns (as well as how moshfegh plays into our expectation of how they'll be incorporated), and try to sound smart when talking about freud. joey does prayer hands and connects eileen to the fast and furious. tulsa wonders whether or not he has vocal fry. we preview the adaptation and talk about even more poop stuff.

reading list for season five
the zone of interest by martin amis
underworld by don delillo
eileen by ottessa moshfegh
speedboat by renata adler
memory by donald westlake
blood and guts in high school by kathy acker
project hail mary by andy weir
the raw shark texts by steven hall
crying in h mart by michelle zauner
wittgenstein’s mistress by david markson
nightbitch by rachel yoder
infinite jest by david foster wallace