books every intelligent person should read

[Charles Albert]

I would add that the puzzle reflects a delirious joy which is contagious.

love,

cfa
On Apr 10, 2014 5:37 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> Agree with puzzle vs. wit, but don't think puzzle to the detriment of
> passion.  The lines in the poem about the suicide of Shade's daughter are
> certainly not without passion.  Brian Boyd (or Alfred Appel) reported
> people crying during these sections when VN read them in public.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
> Cc: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 8:07 pm
> Subject: Re: books every intelligent person should read
>
>  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>
>> To: Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>; Charles Albert <
>> cfalbert at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Michael Bailey <mikebailey at gmx.us>; P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> 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> 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> 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> 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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