Join the #BookSquad in Pinewood, North Carolina for a not-so-Gatsby retelling of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in ‘No One Is Coming to Save Us’ by Stephanie Powell Watts. The squad discusses characterization, pregnancy and motherhood, and the role of memory and the past in this novel. Find out which Squad members liked the book and which ones felt… differently. Plus, we dig into some great listener feedback on our ‘American War’ and ‘Annihilation’ episodes! Emily tells us about this month’s featured bookstore, Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, GA, and we tell you what’s on the #BookSquadBlog and what we’re discussing in our next othersode in two weeks. Rate, review, subscribe, and listen!

1:09 – Intro and summary
3:55 – What did we rate it?
11.:25 – JJ? Gatsby? Same dude?
18:28 – Is this book about parenting?
21:30 – The past; we are depressed
29:05 – The end—what of it?
31:07 – Motherhood and pregnancy
38:06 – Race and stereotypes
42:45 – Dream cast of NOICTSU movie

46:28 – Featured bookstore: Little Shop of Stories – http://littleshopofstories.com/

50:15 – Listener feedback: ‘American War!’
57:35 – The power of the DNF
1:05:02 – ‘Annihilation’ feedback. Helplessly Hoping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc

1.15.43 – New site announcement! Visit us at our new home, http://www.booksquadgoals.com. Also, what’s on the blog?

Next time on BSG: an othersode on Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs!’