does AtD rock?

[rich]

with that in mind, I can't think of anything being "life-alterating" in the
last 5 years reading-wise, pynchon notwithstanding
but i've pretty much given up on new fiction anyways

rich


On 7/10/07, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> I only got around to reading GR a few years ago, when I was a middle-aged,
> unemployed
> pathetic failure with no illusions about anything.  Yes, it totally
> rocked, blew my mind, etc.
> ATD is good to read if you love Pynchon, but it's not the life-altering
> experience that GR was.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jul 10, 2007 12:26 PM
> >To: Henry <scuffling at gmail.com>
> >Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: does AtD rock?
> >
> >I think so.  first couple attempts at GR were fruitless but reading lot
> 49
> >and then V. made the next assault on GR's summit that much easier. and
> after
> >reading GR, readings of what followed were/are even easier.
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >
> >On 7/10/07, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> GR had the advantage of being there first, and having its initial way
> with
> >> us when we were younger.  I still prefer "Naked Lunch" to Burrough's
> later
> >> works.  Is it really that much better, or am I different, in part from
> >> reading that first mind-blower?
> >>
> >> Henry M
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Morris [mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:38 AM
> >> To: Henry
> >> Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> >> Subject: Re: does AtD rock?
> >>
> >> I might not be as easily rocked now versus then either.  But GR still
> >> rocks me, and ATD not as much.
> >>
> >> On 7/10/07, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > It's also difficult to completely remove who I am, e.g. a more
> >> > experienced/mature Pynchon reader, from my life in general, let alone
> >> from
> >> > my reading of ATD, and particularly from my initial reading of
> it.  This
> >> is
> >> > "the author's fault," though "not entirely." It takes a little more
> rock
> >> > to rock me than it used to; not jaded, just not as easily tilted.
> >>
> >>
>
>
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