This is a book recommendation episode. In it, Travis and Amanda will attempt to persuade you, our wonderful listeners, to join us for a literary journey. Expect this episode to be under 30 minutes long, include references to the work but not spoilers, and celebrate what makes it compelling.
This book recommendation is on Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. From the cover: “Hyperkinetic and relentlessly inventive, this novel is Haruki Murakami’s deep dive into the very nature of consciousness. Across two parallel narratives, Murakami draws readers into a mind-bending universe in which Lauren Bacall, Bob Dylan, a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure daughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters collide to dazzling effect.”