Haven't tried DFW's fiction yet. His essays are quite wonderful. I've been avoiding the fiction out of fear that the numerous dissenters are right, but ultimately one must decide for oneself, no?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Mark Kohut <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markekohut@yahoo.com">markekohut@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>before I start posting on TR, Pt2, C2.....</div>
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<div>Have been reading Infinite Jest. He ain't no Pynchon.</div>
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<div>And I'd rather reread Gaddis; infinitely deeper (and depth matters) ; and read many other less proclaimed writers. </div>
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<div>I mean.....some set pieces of non-infinite pleasure and insight.....into depression, say,</div>
<div>(but done better by Styron).......and a few other things....................</div>
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<div>Refute me flamingly.............<var></var></div>
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<div> </div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Richard Ryan<br>New York and the World<br>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" color="#888888">"The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround
him. The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself. All progress depends on the unreasonable man." - Shaw</font><br><br><br>