The novel prickles in your grasp. The sweat on your fingertips make turning the pages easier, but the sense of an axe about to fall remains. You glance up from the words: the gardener is attending the rhododendrons by the edge of the terrace, and once again you feel a flutter of anticipation.

David, Pat and Darth dip their toes into the heady, brilliant waters of Emily St John Mandel’s brilliant novel.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 – It begins!

00:02:00 – Initial Thoughts
00:10:03 – Future Nostalgia
00:20:55 – What’s The Story
00:29:39 – Paul: The Doomed Punker
00:48:19 – The Titular Hotel
01:04:45 – Water & Glass & Time
01:18:00 – Projected Capital Realism
01:27:57 – Logistics (invisible worlds)
01:35:04 – Vincent & Jonathan
01:44:50 – Darth nitpick corner
01:56:20 – The Kingdom of Money
02:17:36 – Olivia
02:38:18 – St John Mandel & Sex
02:52:11 – Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent