Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

David Meyer davidmeyer81 at gmail.com
Tue May 11 11:33:17 CDT 2010


Agreed there. 2666 is evokative and all. Nothing like the depth we're all used to from Mr. P, though.

-d



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On May 11, 2010 11:13 AM, Alex Hunley <athunley at gmail.com> wrote: 

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,



Henry Mu

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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:

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>> On May 11, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Carvill, John wrote:

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>>> . . . 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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