In Episode 124, Gen and Jette talk about The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder. This was Jette’s pick for our book club and we loved the dystopian vibes and talking all about memories.
Show Notes
Yōko Ogawa has won every Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and Yomiuri Prize.
Playing It Cool is a 2014 film starring Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, and Luke Wilson. With such a stacked cast, you’d think Gen would’ve heard of it.
Our next book club pick is Bear by Marian Engel, a controversial Canadian classic about a woman who has a sexual relationship with a bear. It’s gonna be a weird one.
Other Books Mentioned
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Farenhiet 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Giver by Lois Lowry
