Speaking of lists...

[Michael Richard]

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008, John Bailey wrote:

> For blurbs, scroll to the bottom of ...
> http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_biblio.html
> 
> Don't know how up-to-date that is, though. Missing a few.
> 
> I'd avoid "The Haunting of L", which P blurbed. Very disappointing novel.
> "The Testament of Yves Gundron" was ok but nothing great.

	Great! Thanks.  I have "Days Between Stations" and I like
the title so much I haven't been able to read to the book.  I will
now!  I have a copy of "The Haunting of L" and so will probably
read it.  I'll definitely read Jim Dodge's "Stone Junction".

	Right now I am reading Bolano's "The Savage Detectives",
and, very unusual for me, I am also reading a second book of
fiction: "Total Fears" by Bohimil Hrabal.
	I'm struck by the similarities:
	Both are memoir-like, poets socializing and talking about
their histories.  Both are heavily influenced by events in 1968:
Hrabal discusses the Prague Spring, and then two days of tanks;
Bolano discusses the brutal suppression of students at UNAM the
university in Mexico City.
	Both are very good.

	veg