Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

[Alex Hunley]

I guess I should revise the "boring" indictment.  There were certain plot
elements that I thought worked pretty well, and I mean it couldn't have been
too boring because I did finish it (and it is, indeed, a very long book).  I
guess it was this "depth" that David mentioned that I found lacking.

It's not so much that it's a bad book, but that I can't figure out why it's
been so tirelessly praised in pretty much every venue of note.  My aversion
is largely reactionary against the hype.

Alex

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:33 PM, David Meyer <davidmeyer81 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Agreed there. 2666 is evokative and all. Nothing like the depth we're all
> used to from Mr. P, though.
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> -d
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> -- Sent from my Palm Pixi
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> On May 11, 2010 11:13 AM, Alex Hunley <athunley at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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
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> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> > 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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