books every intelligent person should read

[Antonin Scriabin]

Dance to the Music of Time always catches my eye at bookstores because of
its sheer size. I'll check it out on your recommendation.
On Apr 10, 2014 6:41 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:

> 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>
> To: MalignD at aol.com <malignd at aol.com>
> Cc: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 6:32 pm
> Subject: Re: books every intelligent person should read
>
>  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?)
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > - Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>> >> -
>>>> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>> >
>>>> >
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