our un/adaptable module continues with project hail mary by andy weir, soon to be a major motion picture from lord/miller starring ryan gosling. (if you’re a fan of this book, here’s an apology in advance. “sorry, dorks!”) we talk about the similarities between project hail mary and the martian, the coincidence of covering another amnesia book this module, and how rocky (and, by extension, the buddy cop angle) is the mvp of this story. we unveil a new soundboard sound effect, incorporate the svedka robot into project hail mary, and wonder how the lord and miller aesthetic (and ryan gosling as the lead) will work in the adaptation. we also cast andy serkis in the wolf of wall street, share the moments where we each thought “there can’t be 400 more pages of this,” and wonder whether project hail mary is cynical or simply optimistic in an unreal way. we react to a recent viral tweet, explain why the twist is a good idea that doesn’t really work, and whether bad books generally make for good movies. shreds goes nuts. joey spoils the video game version of the last of us. shreds exposes joey for the pervert he is.

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