books every intelligent person should read

[malignd at aol.com]

Also -- has anyone on this list read Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time?  I've read it twice -- twelve novels, about 250 pages each, England in the 20th century, WW I through the sixties.  A hundred memorable characters, really great writing.  



-----Original Message-----
From: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 6:37 pm
Subject: Re: books every intelligent person should read


Everyone should read Flann O'Brien.  I suspect he'd appeal to the not so smart as well.



-----Original Message-----
From: Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>
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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.



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From: Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 5:44 pm
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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.




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From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, Apr 9, 2014 8:07 pm
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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.



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From: Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com>
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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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>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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>
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