What next?

[Ian Livingston]

You're in for a ride, Doc, however you go about it. I read the first 3
willy-nilly the first time through, then Vineland, M&D, ATD, as they came
out. Then I reread all sequentially while at the same time reading all CG
Jung's works on alchemy and a couple of Chinese alchemy classics, and some
Buddhist teachings. That was a fine year. A really great way to read
Pynchon if you have that kind of leisure. (I was a caretaker at a remote
Buddhist hermitage then, so I had lots of quiet time.) To sum up: I agree
with Mark and Laura and recommend as well any gnostic / alchemical stuff
you can find. I expect a good history of Western Civilization might be
nearly as rewarding, or any number of other co-dependent relationships
you're willing to forge with Pynchon and his opus.


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Doc Sportello <coolwithdoc at gmail.com>wrote:

> Not sure if you mean I'm to be the carnival geek here but I'll gladly
> update you guys regardless. I'll post the pages read and maybe a brief
> summary/reaction and you guys can laugh and tell me how wrong I am
> On Feb 26, 2014 11:10 AM, "alice malice" <alicewmalice at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Why not give GR a go. I bet you can't finish it. Take the bet. Keep us
>> informed of your reading. That would be fun for all of us.
>> Mmmm...ahhhhh.....what should we wager?
>>
>>   My first Pynchon was when I read ATD 4-5 years ago and liked it. Read
>>> Inherent Vice when it came out a couple years ago and liked it. Just
>>> finished Bleeding Edge and LOVED it. I don't know what the consensus is on
>>> his latest but it's my fav of the three.
>>>
>>> I'm interested in reading it all now since I hear These last three are
>>> ostensibly different than his earlier stuff. I'd like to save Gravity's
>>> Rainbow for last since I hear it's the best. Given all that, what do you
>>> guys recommend I read next?
>>>
>>
>>
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