If I like Pynchon, Theroux (Alexander), Gaddis, Barth, and Vollmann, I might like ...

[David Morris]

No, I read and recommend "Actress in the House."  The only McElroy I've
read.  I should read Women and Men, but my novel reading has taken a back
seat for now.  McElroy is true Modernist, not at all like Pynchon.  He is
very skilled, but not for a casual reader.

On Thursday, May 9, 2013, wrote:

> Both take some perseverance.  Women and Men is probably up your alley;
> Miss Macintosh?  Good luck with that, although I think David Morris (sorry
> if I'm wrong, David) read it.  I think it compares with Henry Darger's
> writing, minus the perversion.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
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> Sent: Thu, May 9, 2013 4:33 pm
> Subject: If I like Pynchon, Theroux (Alexander), Gaddis, Barth, and
> Vollmann, I might like ...
>
>  Just asking the friendly list for recommendations and suggests based on
> what I like to read as given in the subject line.  I have gotten my paws on
> (but not yet begun to read) McElroy's *Women and Men*, and Marguerite
> Young's *Miss MacIntosh, My Darling*.  Any opinions on these two titles?
> Thanks!
>
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