Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

[rich]

p.s. I still think Terra Nostra is _the_ great Latin/Spanish American novel

and Fernando del Paso is way more interesting than anything Bolano has
done, IMHO

rich

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:06 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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