Literary Roadhouse: One Short Story, Once a Week

Discussion Notes: The Theresa Job

This week’s story: The Theresa Job by Colson Whitehead 

Next week’s story: No One Here Is Going To Save You by Julian Zabalbeascoa 

Rated: Clean Themes, Explicit Language (Host drops an ‘f’ bomb )

Gerald, Andy and Anais discuss “The Theresa Job” by Colson Whitehead, a story of a hotel heist in 1950s New York City, centered on a reluctant fence. Gerald and Andy had a love-hate relationship with the story due to its abrupt ending. Anais does her best to help them see the ending through a different lens.

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