First Reading of GR

[Alex Colter]

Hipster Pynchon Fan: hates M&D loves Slow Learner, "He was like so much
better before he was popular."

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Alex Colter <recoignishon at gmail.com> wrote:

> My goodness, have you even read M&D...?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Well no, he doesn't.  M&D is, not quite an embarrassment, but what was the
>> point?  Compare whatever you think is the best of P's short stories with The
>> Dead or Ivy Day in the Committee Room.  Joyce could do anything.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alex Colter <recoignishon at gmail.com>
>> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
>> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 1:50 pm
>> Subject: Re: First Reading of GR
>>
>>  "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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