Not P: The Couselor

[Mark Thibodeau]

I think The Road is a lot better than you suggest, although it is
somewhat light on a pure wordsmithery level. On the other hand,
haven't we all been a little let down by Don Delillo's late-era work
for somewhat similar reasons? My favorite is Ratner's Star, but I
thought Point Omega his best since Underworld. Maybe Cormac and
Delillo are experimenting with minimalism? And we're just not digging
it?

Mark T.

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 12:12 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> whatever did cormac go? a couple of weak screenplays, one disguised as a
> novel, which to be honest, was way too heavy on the ponderous flood of my
> son is the messiah, again and again. at least the cannibals were
> interesting. imagine being a member of that group? dare I hope for another
> Suttree. thats the only reason Im sticking around. One's hopes he's not
> leaving all those ideas in the canteen mess in Santa Fe with all those
> scientists. I imagine those are interesting discussions. but could I
> understand any of it? Suttree had that mad women and Knoxville's best bums
> and drunks (are there any better descriptions of alcoholics living in cars
> and freezing to death?). Some bits in there match anything in Absalom
> Absalom. wherever did Cormac go? has he too lost something since mellowing
> out with a family? who knows
>
> rich
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Saw this last night.
>>
>> Thought it sucked badly, mostly through the pseudo profound dialogue but
>> also poor dramatic structure
>>
>> But maybe I just resent there was no POV for the algae eater (catfish)
>> scene
>>
>> Allan in WV
>> from the farm
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone-
>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
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