NPR's best reads of 2013

[Fiona Shnapple]

How bout the circle, anyone read it? I have it on the pile.

On Friday, December 13, 2013, Mark Kohut wrote:

> Among ones I know, HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN RISING ASIA is, I think,
> wonderful....and I recommend.
> Sublime verbal ending.
>
> MEN WE REAPED is also powerful and good....as is her award-winning novel...
>
>   *From:* "kelber at mindspring.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'kelber at mindspring.com');>" <kelber at mindspring.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'kelber at mindspring.com');>>
> *To:* pynchon-l at waste.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'pynchon-l at waste.org');>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: NPR's best reads of 2013
>
>  A pretty underwhelming list, even if you filter out all but the staff
> recommendations. Though I've heard the Lawrence of Arabia book is great.
>
> LK
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> Sent: Dec 12, 2013 6:06 PM
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
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> Subject: Re: NPR's best reads of 2013
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> Who picked this shit?  There's a lot of stuff on this list that has no
> chance of being any good
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kelber <kelber at mindspring.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'kelber at mindspring.com');>>
> To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'pynchon-l at waste.org');>>
> Sent: Thu, Dec 12, 2013 5:14 pm
> Subject: NPR's best reads of 2013
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> A notable absence. I've broadcast my disappoint with BE, but I still think it
> belongs on any list of notable books for 2013. It's Pynchon, for (whatever's)
> sake, and ought to be read and discussed, at the very least. Not clear if
> everyone over at NPR read and disliked it, or if they didn't bother. Pynchon's
> least good book (in my apparently minority opinion, anyway)still merits at least
> an honorable mention on any best of 2013 list.
> http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2013/#/_
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> Laura
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