Umbrella by will self

[rich]

to quote that great show The Thick of It

"“You used a lot of words this morning, it was like a fucking Will Self lecture”

i find him unreadable
rich

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:41 PM, alice wellintown
<alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've not read anything by this author either; I enjoy diffuclt books
> and I am also interested in madness. Reading it now. I have the
> hardcover book.
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> wrote:
>> On 2/26/2013 5:53 PM, malignd at aol.com wrote:
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>> For what it's worth, the reviews I've read said "not easy, but worth it."
>> Also, for what it's worth, I've always found this guy overrated.  Have you
>> read him before?
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>> No, I never have.  I hadn't read a  "difficult" book in years and wondered
>> if I still could.  The review in the Times was tempting. Mental illness
>> interests me.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
>> To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 9:25 pm
>> Subject: Re: Umbrella by will self
>>
>> According to Kindle I'm six percent through already.  Not an easy read
>> but it might be worth the effort.
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>> On 2/25/2013 6:13 PM, alice wellintown wrote:
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