Writtenology 3: Crack Up Capitalism feat. Quinn Slobodian
Added 2023-04-20 23:02:00 +0000 UTCRiley and Alice talk to Quinn Slobodian about his book, Crack Up Capitalism, which explores the creation of a thousand mini Hong Kongs around the world and the right wing nut jobs that love them.
Check out Quinn's book here! https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316685/crack-up-capitalism-by-slobodian-quinn/9780241460245
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Honest question: why isn't Rorschach Watchmen's protagonist? I fully agree he's not a role model, but still, we mostly experience the story through his perspective, his actions definitely contribute to moving the story forward, and he does go through a character arc of sorts — which ends with him asking for death, because he can't handle the truth of what he learned.
2023-04-26 19:17:39 +0000 UTCAs an originator of the name Writtenology, that first 45 seconds was a real rollercoaster of emotions
Josh L
2023-04-24 19:21:46 +0000 UTCGreat stuff. Stephenson's novels reveal that he thinks the Judge was the protagonist of Blood Meridian the same way many people think Rorschach was the protagonist of Watchmen.
Roger Peet
2023-04-22 18:09:46 +0000 UTC
