Tom and Harry

[Henry M]

I expected better at OBA's alma mater.

AsB4,
٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶
Henry Mu
http://www.urdomain.us/kcuf.htm



On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you expect fro a book review of "Hairy Peter"? Oops, that was almost
> immoral...
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> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at insightbb.com>
> wrote:
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>> "kind of" unsatisfying is a qualifier right out of Wallace. Pynchon,
>> Delillo and DFW lacking a thread of morality? Really?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mackin" <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
>> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: Tom and Harry
>>
>>
>>> On 8/22/2011 6:20 AM, Henry M wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2011/08/22/potter-ends-remarkable-high
>>>>
>>>> Is this is the kind of claptrack that passes for thoughtful writing at
>>>> Cornell these days?
>>>>
>>>> "Lucky for me, we inhabit a post-modern moment that offers a variety
>>>> of literature to reflect our confusion. Try pulling a thread of
>>>> morality out of Pynchon, Delillo or Foster Wallace and you’ll surely
>>>> see why. As a reader of contemporary American literature, I can’t help
>>>> but notice that not only is morality out of style, but so are dramatic
>>>> conclusions and linear structure. All of these structures seem overly
>>>> romantic and most authors employ them only ironically. In an attempt
>>>> to mirror real life, 21st century literature is incomplete, erratic
>>>> and kind of unsatisfying."
>>>
>>> I guess the author is undecided about what he really wants.
>>>
>>> "Lucky for me" is sort of ironic, but so is "kind of unsatisfying."
>>>
>>> P
>>>>
>>>> AsB4,
>>>> ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶
>>>> Henry Mu
>>>> http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
>>>>
>>>
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