Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See/Highland Park 12yo, Part 1

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See while drinking Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour Edition.

In this episode:

  • Dark self-reflection

  • Some clarifications

  • Excursus into Cormac McCarthy (sorry)

  • A lot of time discussing the word “for”

  • The SF version of Henrik Ibsen

  • It Doesn’t Have to be Intentional for a Grad Student to Analyze It: A Thesis

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Ethan Bartlett