NP- Iain Sinclair: opinions?

[rich]

i've liked his essays more--sinclair in small doses works better for me.
and agreed he is very British in the sense like watching a comedy where
your get about half the jokes (speaking as an American).

rich


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at att.net> wrote:

> A good working knowledge of London helps -- Sinclair's writing is rooted
> in its geography. His work perhaps doesn't travel well. I had toured the
> Olympic stadium site and environs and that was useful when I read Ghost
> Milk; also, J.G. Ballard hovers like a guardian angel over that book and
> knowing his work guided me.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Kyllo" <jkyllo at gmail.com>
> To: "Rev'd Seventy-Six" <revd.76 at gmail.com>
> Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:48 AM
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>
>  I like his books a great deal, especially Downriver, Radon Daughters
>> and London Orbital.
>>
>> London always seems to play a big part, and I wonder if there is less
>> pleasure in them for those unfamiliar with the city
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Ghost Milk, the book he wrote last year denouncing the London Olympics,
>>> is
>>> excellent.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Rev'd Seventy-Six
>>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:26 AM
>>> Subject: NP- Iain Sinclair: opinions?
>>>
>>> So how does P-list feel about Iain Sinclair?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Iain_Sinclair#Bibliography<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Sinclair#Bibliography>
>>>
>>> I just found a cheap hardback copy of Sinclair's 'Downriver' while I was
>>> out
>>> grailquesting for Walter Abish & Ishmael Reed.  I've made a go at
>>> reading a
>>> couple of his, but nothing's really stuck with me thus far.
>>>
>>
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