Book suggestions?

[Paul Mackin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kelber at mindspring.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: Book suggestions?


> My sister-in-law is sending a kindle-book to her son who's just shipped to 
> Iraq and asked for suggestions of books to download (upload?).  Naturally, 
> I thought of all kinds of heavy doom and gloom books, but I was wondering 
> if anyone has suggestions for some decent comic relief or escapism types 
> of books?
>
> Laura

I liked Chronic City. (Jonathan Lethem)

Not Brooklyn but a somewhat altered upper eastside Manhattan--mostly funny 
with Pynchonian names.

Perkus Tooth

Chase Insteadman