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

[rich]

Miss Macintosh is a book to dip into every once in a while--it's not a book
to read in one go--a long fever dream of weird asides. good to have handy
by the bedside table if youre sick, have insomnia or are depressed (or all
three)

I respect McElroy but his verbal tics drive me crazy. gave up reading him a
while ago


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at att.net> wrote:

> **
> McElroy published a volume of short stories a few years ago -- Night Soul
> and Other Stories -- it's pretty good.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com>
> *To:* David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* malignd at aol.com ; pynchon-l at waste.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 09, 2013 6:14 PM
> *Subject:* Re: If I like Pynchon, Theroux (Alexander), Gaddis, Barth, and
> Vollmann, I might like ...
>
> Lookout Cartridge was great. Challenging reading. I'm reading DeLillo's
> The Names, and it's also great.
>
>
> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 6:01 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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>
>>> To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>> 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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