I am barely scratching at the complexity of Oval. Just as Louis would like to sneak Oval into Berlin’s club scene, I would like to sneak Oval into every Little Free Library—partly because it’s so good that I want everybody to read it, and partly because I’m interested in how Little Free Library users might critique a Little Free Library after their exposure to Oval. Because you cannot read Oval without then analyzing your every well-meaning action—and then your analysis of your analysis—as it relates to money. What exactly should I do with the hundred bucks that I’m getting for this judgment? Should I donate it to a cause, and if so, which one? And does donating to a cause then relieve our government institutions from doing the work they should be doing?

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