What are you reading

[Ya Sam]

I guess I did not use the correct word, I think 'intimidated by the language 
of M&D' would be more appropriate expression. There is a negative 
connotation in 'appalled' that I don't like very much upon second thoughts. 
Unfortunately I haven't read Argall, so can't tell, but, interestingly 
enough, I had no problems whatsoever with The Sot-Weed Factor that was the 
pioneer novel in this field. With Barth it was somehow much easier, there 
wasn't a word whose meaning I couldn't find on the Internet. But as for 
Pynchon, well, it's a different league altogether.  An of course Ackroyd's 
Hawksmoor is much much more easier than the above-mentioned.

>From: "Sean Carroll" <vollinator at hotmail.com>
>To: takoitov at hotmail.com
>CC: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: What are you reading
>Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:55:32 -0400
>
>Were you equally appalled by the language of Argall, penned by Mr. Vollmann 
>of course.  I consider both books quite impressive, to say the least.  
>Argall is easily the best of the Seven Dreams series so far.  Having read 
>outlines for the remaining three volumes I am probably most looking forward 
>to the one on King Philip's War.
>
>Sean
>
>>From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
>>To: david.casseres at gmail.com
>>CC: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>Subject: Re: What are you reading
>>Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:38:28 +0300
>>
>>>Mason & Dixon, second time around.  This time I've spent over a year
>>>on it, and I'm almost done.
>>>
>>
>>I am apalled by the language of M&D. I will definitely re-read it, but 
>>despite the annotations and the archives of group reads it is still 
>>difficult to find meanings of some words and to catch some cultural 
>>allusions. Definitely requires a slow read.
>>
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