Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

[Alex Hunley]

I have to vote Nay on Bolano.  I read Savage Dicks and 2666, and am really
at a loss as to why this guy is hogging so much literary spotlight these
last couple of years.  I thought both books were grindingly boring for the
most part and, though there were a few interesting parts, they have not
resonated at all in the time since I read them.  On top of that, the
"Pynchon-esque" and "Pynchonian" adjectives that I keep seeing thrown at
these books is utterly baffling.  Could somebody please explain what Mr.
Bolano's similarity to OBA is, because I must be missing it?

This is just my opinion though, et cetera and blah blah blah.

Alex

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whadya think, Bolano Boys (and Gals):  is 2666 worth a group read?
> I'm interested in it, but I'm still unsure of how much I'll actually
> enjoy reading it.
>
> AsB4,
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> Henry Mu
> http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
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> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Aarnoud Rommens
> <aarnoud.rommens at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Roberto Bolano, 2666?
> >
> > On 2010-05-11, at 10:37 AM, Robin Landseadel wrote:
> >
> >> On May 11, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Carvill, John wrote:
> >>
> >>> . . . Maybe a group-read of Augie March would be a bit too heavy for
> the list to wade through, but we could surely have a good run at Herzog.
> >>
> >> Catch-22 comes to mind.
> >>
> >
> >
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