TheyĬelebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate Urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. “The Olde Trip to Jerusalem” by The Mekonsīegging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this “magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic” ( Guardian) by Alan Moore-the genre-defying, “groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation” (NPR)-takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. “At Home He is a Tourist” by Gang of Four “Waiting on a Friend” by The Rolling Stones “Reagan” by Killer Mike (produced by El-P… Yeah, its RTJ basically) “Theme Song” by James and Vladimir and Estragon and Samuel Beckett We are Kickers of Elves ( a group of podcasting thirtysomething sad bastards consisting of Wade Bowen ( James Nolen ( and Hugh Crawford ( Season 1, we have decided to read the entire 600,000 word, 1300pg doorstop by Alan Moore named Jerusalem (2016). Them lasting and important to the modern hellscape. Will tackle either one large work or one author, dissecting what makes Heretofore to be referred to as Hell World. (or not so great) fiction we find pertinent to the modern world – Welcome to The Hashish and Superiority Book Club,Ī podcast where we hope to tackle the large and weighty tomes of great We have a strong reaction to it.Ĭhapter 7: Eating Flowers (skip to 43:25) – Snowy Dies. A new character is introduced.Ĭhapter 6: Under the Bridge of All Saints (skip to 24:17) – A play about pedophilia.
We get the history of African immigrants to Northampton. And the book starts to wear thin on some of us.Ĭhapter 5: The Rafters and the Beams (skip to 6:40) –
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