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The Watch

Book Club — 'Annihilation' (Ep. 154)

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald present their second installment of the Double Down Book Club as they review and discuss ‘Annihilation’ by Jeff VanderMeer (0:30). Later they are joined by VanderMeer himself to talk about the process of creating the Southern Reach trilogy (19:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0

I need support staff to clear the room.

0:35.4

Stand up and walk now.

0:38.9

Hello and welcome to The Watch.

0:40.7

My name is Chris Ryan.

0:41.6

I am editor at TheRinger.com and joining me in the studio

0:45.5

where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner.

0:50.0

It's Andy Grueh.

0:52.0

Hey, men, brother.

0:52.8

Happy Memorial Day.

0:54.0

I'm not just spitting verses from the good book, brother.

0:57.1

Well, it's a good book.

0:58.6

What is good book?

0:59.6

It's not a annihilation.

1:00.6

Jeff Vandermeer's stunning opening part of the Southern Reach trilogy, which is the

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