First Reading of GR

[Alex Colter]

"I love P, but Joyce can do things P can't.  Joyce covers the waterfront."

Came here to say this, P really breaks away from Joyce in M&D tho, nothing
quite like it...

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 4:22 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> I love P, but Joyce can do things P can't.  Joyce covers the waterfront.
>
> All of the authors mentioned by others in this thread in no way approximate
> "the magnitude of Tom's prose style" as Luis put it.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Toby Levy <tobyglevy at gmail.com>
> To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 1:12 pm
> Subject: Re: First Reading of GR
>
>  Laura,
>
> You are correct.
>
> However none of us reds only Pynchon. All of the authors mentioned by
> others in this thread in no way approximate "the magnitude of Tom's prose
> style" as Luis put it.
>
> One contemporary author, though, to my way of thinking writes intensely
> beautiful prose that Luis might enjoy looking into: David Mitchell (any of
> his five or six novels).
>
> Toby
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:44 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> Nothing.
>>
>>  Laura
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Luis Lopez **
>> Sent: Oct 17, 2011 3:18 PM
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: First Reading of GR
>>
>> Just finished my first reading of GR. I have to say, there is nothing
>> quite like Pynchon's prose style. It's incendiary and infectious. I feel
>> like I have just been wiped of my virginity, while also being envious of
>> those who haven't read it (further explanation not needed). What have you
>> guys read, as Pynchonites, that you feel comes close to the magnitude of
>> Tom's prose style? This has probably been asked before, but: different time,
>> different place.
>>
>> Thanks, Luis.
>> **
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>>
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