First Reading of GR

[Erik T. Burns]

Nabokov
Barthelme
DeLillo
Borges
Hawkes
Heller


On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Alex Colter <recoignishon at gmail.com> wrote:
> "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.
>>
>>
>> -----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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