The House on Vesper Sands, by Paraic O'Donnell, and Glenlivet Nadurra, Part 2

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of The House on Vesper Sands, by Paraic O’Donnell, while drinking the Glenlivet Nadurra cask-strength bottling.

In this episode:

There must be no change

Ethan loses! Michael fails to notice, or at least to call it out. Will Ethan confess in the future?

Good thing Ethan avoids sounding pedantic, now or ever

The unmooring of the book

Good thing Michael avoids sounding pedantic, now or ever

Either a mystery, or just vibes

Thankfully the section vs. book vs. part discussion gets resolved

Again with the Gene Wolfe, sorry

We have to rage against the cage in which we have bound ourselves

“It” is an ambiguous pronoun

Next time Michael and Ethan will continue discussion of Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francois Rabelais. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.

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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.