Five Hole Fiction
Thompson
order. tonight’s agenda: the ending. everybody finished?
Marchetti
finished. destroyed. the boat scene??? whoever recommended this book i owe them a dinner
Davis
i haven’t been okay since tuesday
Kowalski
before the discussion. i have a report to file
Kowalski
[47 attachments]
Thompson
what am i looking at?
Kowalski
exhibits. weeks embedded in asher’s book club. manifesto, attendance logs, the cowboy book, soucy’s verdicts, complete records. you’re welcome
Marchetti
you went UNDERCOVER? in the FAKE book club??
Kowalski
someone had to document it. it’s history
Berger
“the middle is padding. the ending earned itself. the horse was the best character.” SOUCY. this is the greatest literary criticism in franchise history
Soucy
for the record. chapter twelve. the letter scene. i read it twice. it holds
Thompson
motion on the floor. we absorb asher’s club. full merger. one book community
[Thompson added Ash]
Ash
I KNEW IT. KOWALSKI. THREE WEEKS. I MADE YOU A MEMBERSHIP CARD
Kowalski
i kept it
Ash
ok that’s weirdly touching. FINE. merger accepted. Soucy comes too or no deal
Soucy
no. i have a book club. it meets fridays. the questions are good now, i fixed them
Lundy
he’s not joking. he made a question rubric. i’ve seen it. it has sections
Thompson
took you long enough, asher. welcome to the real book chat
M?kinen
i’m keeping this chat btw. montreal gets my body. the book club keeps my soul
Marchetti
MAKI :(
M?kinen
also final update. the keeper wrote back. rule nine is amended. no typo. fixed in the actual document
Berger
your name is on the stanley cup
M?kinen
the cup gets polished. the document is forever
Berger
unrelated. wes and i are engaged. he gave me a house and i gave him a ring. long story. anyway thompson what’s the next book
Davis
WHAT???
Marchetti
WHAT?????
Thompson
EXCUSE ME
Berger
we’re not doing a whole thing. it’s ours. i’m just saying it here first because this chat has never once kept anything normal and i wanted to see what happens
Baz
WHAT HAPPENS IS WE LOSE OUR MINDS, CHER. CONGRATULATIONS
Hájek
i will say a thing and say it once. a year ago this team did not exist. now look at this chat. look at all of it
Thompson
took you long enough. every single one of you. roster or not
Berger
rating on the year, since somebody has to say it. the year was not a ten. nothing is a ten. but it’s the closest anything has ever come
Thompson
next book starts monday
Avi
Good team.