Master of Petersburg

[Robert Mahnke]

I loved The Savage Detectives, and found it the opposite of a slog -- I
thought it raced along with its own peculiar momentum.  Different strokes, I
guess.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of kelber at mindspring.com
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:40 PM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: Master of Petersburg

I'm in favor of it, although I haven't read anything by Coetzee and would
have to track down a copy of the book.  If you can't dredge up enough
Coetzee-enthusiasts to host, I'd be glad to stand in (as a Dostoevsky
enthusiast).

Laura

I'm currently slogging through The Savage Detectives by Bolano.  Mixed
feelings about it.  Anyone care to comment?

-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Ryan <richardryannyc at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Aug 15, 2008 3:27 PM
>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Master of Petersburg
>
>There were several list members who expressed enthusiasm for Coetzee's
Master of Petersburg as a quick "NP" read before we start off with "V" or
"Vineland."  I've begun reading it - and can report that it's beautifully
written (as one would expect of JMC), and a vivid re-imagining of a great
figure in the history of world literature.  Fun for the entire list, in
other words....
>
>If there is still sufficient interest - and no widespread objections - I
can start off a MoP reading in a week or two - whenever the AtD readers feel
that they've had ample time to wrap things up.  Conveniently, MoP is divided
into twenty chapters - so if we had, say, four other hosts we could each
take four chapters and get through the book in about four weeks (give or
take a week or so depending on how interested and involved the audience
was.)  
> 
>Thoughts?
>RR