The Empty Page Project

[rich]

funny, the deal that Dylan stole some lyrics from an obscure 19th century
poet from South Carolina for his new album (something he's done before)
reminds one of some of the participants at the great dinner/drink parties in
TR

rich


On 9/14/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Avaialble in its entiriety, great! Thanks for telling!
>
>
> >From: jd <wescac at gmail.com>
> >To: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> >CC: fqmorris at gmail.com, MalignD at aol.com, pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: The Empty Page Project
> >Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:36:45 -0400
> >
> >I did read it - it's one of the many tidbits available in full on
> >williamgaddis.org
> >
> >At the time?  It's critics in general, not critics at the time.
> >Gaddis pretty much called exactly what was going to happen in The
> >Recognitions itself, including a couple of editors discoursing about
> >this huge book that they weren't going to bother to read and what a
> >bitch it was to carry around.
> >
> >On 9/14/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>Did anyone read this book about the initial critical reception of The
> >>Recognitions, 'Fire the Bastards' if my memory serves me right? What did
> >>go
> >>awry with the critics at the time?
> >>
> >>
> >> >From: jd <wescac at gmail.com>
> >> >To: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> >> >CC: "MalignD at aol.com" <MalignD at aol.com>, pynchon-l at waste.org
> >> >Subject: Re: The Empty Page Project
> >> >Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:00:59 -0400
> >> >
> >> >DM: I reccomend you do...  the first time I read it was a little lost
> >> >/ annoyed at the characters too, but second time around it really got
> >> >me.
> >> >
> >> >www.williamgaddis.org - the "reader's guide" in whole is on that site,
> >> >as well as a bunch of other nifty gaddis stuff.
> >> >
> >> >On 9/14/06, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>On 9/14/06, MalignD at aol.com <MalignD at aol.com> wrote:
> >> >> > << Never read anything of Foer -- any recommendations? >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Read about six pages of Everything's Illuminated before I threw it
> >>away
> >> >>and I never throw books away.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks for the vehement advice.  I don't like throwing books away
> >> >>either.  They have to be REALLY bad for that kind of action.
> >> >>
> >> >>As for The Recognitions, I personally wouldn't equate its worth with
> >> >>GR.  But I couldn't make it past about 2/3's before the interactions
> >> >>and dialogue of TR's own "whole sick crew" characters began to really
> >> >>annoy me, and I stopped reading it.  I may try reading it again
> >> >>sometime, because so many people testify to its greatness.
> >> >>
> >> >>--
> >> >>David Morris
> >> >>
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