Three best novels of the 1990s

[Richard Romeo]

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>Richard Romeo sez:
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> > 1. Infinite Jest
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>boring, overlong crap - not half the imagination of even a TRP short story;
>there ain't no people in it, but then, I didn't manage to finish it, so
>maybe I shouldn't talk
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Though I somewhat disagree, I do admit DFW still is a one book wonder--If 
Brief Interviews is what we can expect from the guy, ughh...how many writers 
of today show some sort of growth from book to book--not many. Broom was 
downright lousy, short stories are hit and miss.
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> > 2. Underworld
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>an overlong, blown up short story - entertaining in part, but nowhere near
>as good as, say, White Noise, which is a kind of low-brow version of
>Pynchon's worst novel, COL49
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There's so much beauty in Underworld--DD's crowning achievement, a nice 
summary of all his concerns. Maybe it resonates more w/ this kid from NYC.

> > 3.  Mason & Dixon
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>well now - here we have something else entirely; there is more imagination,
>intelligence and simply good writing (not to mention sheer _work_) in a 
>page
>of M&D than in the other two put together
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no argument, there. good to have you back HAG.

p.s. apologies to chris for last night--too much crap happening.  have a 
great trip!

Rich

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