House of Leaves (was Re: NP: James McElroy's Women and Men)

[Meg Larson]

On Mon, 15 May 2000 12:40:03 -0500, Spencer Thiel wrote:

>  So I put down my copy of _Women and Men_ since the replies I received on 
>  the list indicate that no one on the list (and possibly the rest of the 
>  world) has actually read the book.  The straw that broke the camels back 
>  came when one of the German list members said that he couldn't really 
>  understand what was going on in McElroy's books since English isn't his 
>  first language. Rest assured friend -- even those of us who call English 
>  our first language can't understand what is going on in McElroy's books.
>  

Although I have yet to read _Women and Men_, I have read the rest of Mr.
Elroy's oeuvre and I have had no trouble understanding any of them, despite
the fact that English is my first language.  Perhaps one has to be open
to/familiar with his other work, i.e., interested in the history of the
LAPD, the murder of his mother, etc., to understand this one. 

_House of Leaves_ is on my list--thankx.

M.

Meg Larson
Saginaw, MI





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