how to win the lottery s12e2 – aannex by blake butler
our blake butler module continues with aannex, which apocalypse party describes as “a post-joycean neo-slipstream sci-fi cult dream encyclopedia composed as algorithmic code compiled in-soul.” we talk about how we viewed the novel while reading it, and we unpack what “difficult” means with regards to this specific text. shreds poses some questions: “what would happen if i skipped 10 pages? what if i started in the middle?” we talk about mike corrao’s design (and how it’s akin to driving in traffic), the found footage-y feeling of the text and how the narrative creates false digital worlds. we explore the way blake manipulates language, ask if the text supposed to be unlocked, and connect/relate aannex to 300,000,000. what would stephen king think of this novel? who’s the real monster: dr. frankenstein or the creature? we hear stories from our old pal neve about sailing around the world and encountering whales.
reading list for season twelve
300,000,000 by blake butler
aannex by blake butler
uxa.gov by blake butler
void corporation by blake butler
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