Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of The Fishermen, by Chigozie Obioma, while drinking Benriach distilliery’s The Twelve.

In this episode:

Michael Prophesies

Ethan deconstructs

The Scotch… is

The Biblical allusions aren’t even trying to hide

This book is either a defense testimony, a gospel, a Kafka-esque absurdist novel, an apologetic, or none of those things

(The metaphors keep escaping)

The end contains a teasing question, and the setup to a future secret joke

Next time Michael and Ethan will continue discussing The Fishermen, by Chigozie Obioma. 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.