41. DRINKING GAME: the Guardian's 100 best novels of all time

Earlier this year, The Guardian published a (non-definitive) list of the 100 best novels of all time. Today, my friend Danny Laplaza joins me as we try to drink for each book on the list we've read. This one goes off the rails (like every good drinking game should), and we end up in a place I didn't expect…but couldn't be happier to find.

The Guardian's list: https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time

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this month, we're reading Carrie by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781984898104

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