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Abu and Obssa begin their read-through of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. They dig into the odd-couple partnership between the poetic, dog-loving Hig and his cold-blooded neighbor Bangley, Heller's stripped-down, punctuation-free prose style, and the quiet question sitting under the whole book: what's actually worth surviving for.
IN THIS EPISODE
- How chapter five's chewing-out from Bangley reveals a surprisingly protective, tactical mind underneath the gruffness
- Peter Heller's own life as an adventure writer, from a doomed Tibet expedition to owning the same model Cessna Hig flies
- The upcoming Ridley Scott adaptation, its cast (Jacob Elordi as Hig, Josh Brolin as Bangley), and its August 28 release date