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A Change in Nature

Page 485 of the hardcover is almost exclusively dedicated to describing bird migration. It takes place immediately after Walter’s cathartic rant against all of the evil in society and precedes his vacation with Lalitha. This shocking change in pace and … Continue reading

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Liberal Hegemony: Waldman’s Lame Attempt to Weigh All Sides

I want to be straight forward and say that I really couldn’t stand The Submission. I felt the writing to be mediocre and the condescending, liberal effluence of this thinly veiled parable left me with as bad a taste as … Continue reading

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The Soul of Patriotism

Pilot’s drug-induced musical number is extremely weird. At first I thought they just wanted to add the scene for the sake of some fun camp, and maybe to highlight the fact that, “Fire Arcade was the place where we drank, … Continue reading

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Scatology and Consumerism

One of the funniest reoccurring jokes in Westward is Tom Sternberg’s intense fear of using the public restroom. The best moment in this uncomfortably fidgeting subplot is when the narrator describes, more or less, why Tom is so badly stricken: … Continue reading

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