books every intelligent person should read

[Antonin Scriabin]

How about Darconville's Cat? That would probably go on my list. As would
Durrell's Alexandria Quartet. And At Swim-Two-Birds by O'Brien.
On Apr 10, 2014 6:23 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> It's certainly true of the great number of people who post and theorize
> and rhapsodize incessantly about PF.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>
> To: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
> Cc: Pynchon Liste <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 5:44 pm
> Subject: Re: books every intelligent person should read
>
>  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?)
>>> >> >
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