does anyone know the name of the novel where...

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

Richard Powers "Goldbug Variations" was a real turn-on for me---particularly as I'm a touch obsessed in Glenn Gould and his legacy. Gould's famous recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations manages to be an important element in the novel without the author ever specifically mentioning the name of the pianist. 
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From: "tony antoniadis" <tony.antoniadis at gmail.com>
> Godzilla is the protagonist? I want to call it Gujiro, but have run
> into a brickwall googling that search term. The book is supposed to be
> pretty good. Artificial Pynchon connection: that scene in Vineland
> where they're digging around in Godzilla's footprint.
> 
> Does anyone recommend this novel at all?
> 
> Recent activity on the list has led me to pluck Gilligan's Wake off my
> bookshelf, which was given as a gift a couple years ago. Trying to put
> together a summer reading list that also includes books by Erickson,
> Powers, et al.  Pardon the banal email, but seriously folks, any
> nudges in a certain direction with regard to these writers is
> definitely appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tony