Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

[rich]

I liked the middle--the beginning and ending parts were terrible.

rich

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Emma Wrigley <ecwrigley at excite.co.uk> wrote:
> If I had more time I'd write a lengthy mail about why and how I agree so
> much with you Alex; as it is I do agree. Entirely.
>
> blah blah blah
>
> Emma
> <-----Original Message----->
>>From: Alex Hunley [athunley at gmail.com]
>>Sent: 11/5/2010 5:12:57 PM
>>To: scuffling at gmail.com
>>Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>Subject: Re: Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books
>>
>>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 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
>>http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Aarnoud Rommens
>> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>