Barth, Pynchon, heirs etc.

[Paul Mackin]

On Sep 20, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> Of everyone periodically mentioned along these lines,
> it's Vollman I'm least familiar with.  I don't recall
> him even coming much in the critical apparatus or
> whatever, unlike Barth or Barthelme or DeLillo or ...
> anyway, any recommendations ion where to start?  Where
> to aim for?  And why?  Let me know.  Thanks!

I don't know much about Vollman  but I'd definitely advise
against Europe Central.

Vollman is encyclopedic all right I guess. But the knowledge
feels like it was assembled by computer rather than by a human
author.  He's more a researcher than a writer, was my general
feeling.  Pynchon is both a researcher and a writer.

I  know James is generally sound and i hope I'm not doing Vollman
an injustice with just the experience of this one book.

P.
>
> --- James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> What an odd selection! I'll certainly speak up for
>> Vollman, who is for me the only serious (living)
>> competitor to TRP - his best stuff matches
>> Pynchon's but his quality control is even worse....
>>
>
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