Difficult Books

[John Bailey]

Can anyone give a Pynchonista's appraisal of Joseph McElroy? He's
never really made it onto my radar but sounds intriguing. Worth it?

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Which ones have been read by members of the Plist? Which are recommended by
>> readers on the list?
>
> ... I've read most of the titles mentioned in those various articles,
> either (mostly) in whole or in part, but I'm thinking the most
> useful/relevant/interesting here'd be:
>
> Ada, or Ardor
> The Anatomy of Melancholy
> Being & Time
> Dhalgren
> Finnegans Wake
> Moby Dick
> Paradise Lost
> The Phenomenology of Spirit
> Tristram Shandy
> Women & Men
>
> ... I can't tell that they kept going on the topic, though ...