Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Part 10 – Conflict Really Escalates in this One

A Quest! A new story begins. But we’re at the end!  How many stories does this book need? 
Does this novel have a consistent theme or not? 
Things pop off and tension runs high.
Some of the discussion goes back to the Moab section. And some other topics are revisited.

Watch out!
We go full reaility show drama/American Chopper Meme with this one.

Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Part 8 – A Gnostic Simulation

This one was little late guys. We’re sorry. We experienced a loss with this episode.  There may, however, be a technological solution.  Listen for a note at the top of the episode to explain further, but the short is:

A routine procedure went awry.  James is Gone (No, he’s not!).
Maybe he is here, in some sense.

What exactly does Gnosticism have to do with Dodge in Hell?  Quite a lot it turns out!

We read the beginning of Book 2 of Fall for this installment, but even if you haven’t read it that’s ok.  It’s a book about a simulated afterlife.  Lets talk about simulations and their worth.  Maybe we’ll argue [Wait, who’s arguing?] about why people do things and how they behave in this book.

Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Parts 2 and 3 – Blowing up

We think we have a better idea of the book now, but do we?  Is this an angry book where Neal is working out his feelings on the 2016 election?  Are dumb people the biggest problem in the world? Welcome to Ameristan!  Is this intellectual elitism?  Plus we meet Enoch Root.  More predictions and trying to figure this thing out. Are we right?  Wrong?  What a sex scene!

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Happy Birthday Alan Moore

You maybe noticed the internet lose it’s mind over Alan Moore saying some disparaging things about superheros three years ago. As if his thoughts weren’t well known. Well, if you haven’t read the book he wishes were what people remembered him for instead of Watchmen, then why not read his novel Jerusalem and follow along with season 1 of the Hashish and Superiority Book Club?
https://kickersofelves.com/category/hashish-and-superiority-book-club/jerusalem/

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