read and going to read

[Dave Monroe]

Murphy, Molloy and, for the adventurous, How is It? 
Read 'em all, let Godot sort 'em out, is my motto. 
But my Beckett obsession is second only to my Pynchon
one.  Maybe Derrida in there somewhere.  And, er,
Robbe-Grillet, but ... but, yeah, first (published)
novel or no, Watt's more for the completists than the
casual reader, no matter how serious a casual reader
one is.  I'd recommend plowing on through the trilogy
first, if time is an issue.  The Unnamable is really
something other than else.  And make sure to check all
sixteen pockts for those stones there, Md ...

--- Malignd <malignd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> <<I recently picked up Watt, and put it down after
> about a week.  I'd read the "trilogy" previously,
> which I *loved*, but Watt seems like a preliminary
> (and somewhat tedious) stab at the same "subject"
> matter.  I'd advise anyone to go straight to the
> trilogy and skip the rest (but I'll probably pick up
> Watt again).>>
> 
> Murphy's awfully funny.  Worth reading for the chess
> game.
> 
> And yes, the trilogy's great.  
> 
> Which reminds me, I've misplaced my sucking stones
> ...

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