Foucault's Pendulum

[Brian D. McCary]

> From owner-pynchon-l at sfu.ca Mon Jul 17 14:09 CDT 1995
> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:28:45 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron at waste.org>

> On reading the Pynchon FAQ on the web site, I was surprised to see 
> mention of Illuminatus! as recommended reading for Pynchon fans. 
> Illuminatus was an interesting read for me, because I had a thousand 
> pages in which to practice skimming for content, because despite the 
> outlandish goings-on in the book, the writing is fairly typical of the 
> pulp science-fiction genre, even if it does take a couple pointers from 
> and make many references to the likes of WSB and JG Ballard. It was fun 
> to read, but not terribly memorable.


OK, I'll bite.  If Eco isn't recommended reading, and Illuminatus! isn't
recommended, waddaya suggest?