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May 2016
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Ep 179 - 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami

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It's alternate universes, murderous plots, and ghostwritten novels all the way down this week—1Q84 is Andrew's first Haruki Murakami novel, and there's a lot of good stuff here even if the book could stand to shed a couple hundred pages.

Come for the book talk, stick around for references to Highlights For Children, the Tostitos Bowl, and the usual nonsense.

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