Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books

[Charles Albert]

Many of the recommendations fail to consider the short half life of near
every group read in the past 10 years. At 200 odd pages, Farewell My Lovely
offers plenty of fodder without the heavy lifting. For the argot alone, this
is a very worthwhile endeavor. The book is loaded with allusions to real
characters and events which should stimulate the detailists among us...


And it certainly does enhance one's reading of Pynchon.

love,
cfa

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:

> I could go with a Chandler book too. Virgin territory for me, except in the
> movie spinoffs. It would also invite thoughts on Lew Basnight, Doc
> Sportello, Herbert Stencil and Pynchon's use of the detective paradigm.
>
> On May 11, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Emma Wrigley wrote:
>
>  I've never read any Chandler (hangs head in shame) and would definitely be
>> keen to have a shot.
>> <-----Original Message----->
>> >From: Robin Landseadel [robinlandseadel at comcast.net]
>> >Sent: 11/5/2010 3:40:17 PM
>> >To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> >Subject: Re: Pynchon List Group Reads of non-Pynchon Books
>> >
>> >On May 11, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Carvill, John wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't remember Chandler being mentioned!
>> >
>> >I knew we must have missed Something . . .
>> >
>> >Apropos of nothing, Tom Jones singing "Sugar Sugar" sure sounds weird.
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>>
>
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