books every intelligent person should read

[David Morris]

I prefer Lolita. With Pale Fire N let the puzzle making take the lead to
the detriment of passion and real wit.  Puzzles and wit are not the same,
nor are they equals. With Ada he completely got lost in a puzzle wrapped in
beautiful but senseless writing, and most don't even see the puzzle, taking
the writing at face value.

I know many disagree with me on this.

David Morros

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> Why was this good fortune?  Both books are wonderful.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','eburns at gmail.com');>
> >
> To: Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com');>>;
> Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cfalbert at gmail.com');>
> >
> Cc: Michael Bailey <mikebailey at gmx.us<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mikebailey at gmx.us');>>;
> P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pynchon-l at waste.org');>
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> Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 3:16 am
> Subject: Re: books every intelligent person should read
>
>  I second that emotion. I had the good fortune to read Pale Fire _before_
> Lolita._
>
>   Original Message
> From: Mark Thibodeau
> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:30 AM
> To: Charles Albert
> Cc: Erik T. Burns; Michael Bailey; P-list
> Subject: Re: Re: books every intelligent person should read
>
> I've read Pale Fire, and I loved it.
>
> YOPJerky
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:34 PM, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cfalbert at gmail.com');>> wrote:
> > Hasn't anyone here read Pale Fire?
> >
> > love,
> > cfa
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','eburns at gmail.com');>> wrote:
> >>
> >> mine would include _J R_ and _The Dog of the South_
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 2:16 AM, Michael Bailey <mikebailey at gmx.us <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mikebailey at gmx.us');>> wrote:
> >> > Per Jacob
> >> >
> >> > ---Infinite Jest needs to be on here. That book made me love writing.---
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > - OK but what are your other nine (-:
> >> >
> >> > (Mine is already at 10 & although I liked ij, I'm disinclined to bump
> >> > any to
> >> > make room --- maybe put IJ as Alice's #9 but need to go ask alice....but
> >> > ms
> >> > malice I think was looking for a bouquet of top tens which is always
> >> > fun,
> >> > why not add one?)
> >> >
> >> > - Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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