Orfeo & Stupid Dog Tricks

[Keith Davis]

So many books, so little time....

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think that's it. It's interesting enough, but I keep eyeing the stacks
> of other books waiting for me...Henning Mankell, Jess Walter, Rachel
> Kushner, Faulkner, William Gibson.
>
> Anybody read Gillian Flynn? Read Sharp Objects last week. Really good, but
> I had that same feeling as in Pattern Recognition, that the author suddenly
> decided, ok, now it's time for the ending, when I wanted more development.
> I guess that's my problem?
>
> Started reading Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, as well. Any fellow readers
> of this out there? The writing is pretty simplistic, but the subject matter
> is the thing, in this case. There's a new history of our indigenous people,
> "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the US", by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Anyone
> heard of it or read it?
>
>
> Www.innergroovemusic.com
>
> > On Sep 28, 2014, at 12:44 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> <
> kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > I read it about five years ago, and can barely remember it. I didn't
> hate it, but didn't find it thought-provoking in any way. I like a book
> that either sends me off in tangents of reverie, or sucks me into its world
> to such an extent that I feel disoriented when it's over. Neither happened
> with Echo Maker.
> >
> > Laura
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Keith Davis
> >
> > Sent: Sep 28, 2014 11:01 AM
> >
> > To: Qui Zael
> >
> > Cc: alice malice , "pynchon-l at waste.org"
> >
> > Subject: Re: Orfeo & Stupid Dog Tricks
> >
> >
> >
> > Haven't given up on it. Still growing on me...
> >
> >
> > Www.innergroovemusic.com
> > On Sep 28, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Qui Zael <quizael at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Really, you didnt like Echo Maker?  Huuuuuhh.  I was so fond of that
> book I chatted up Powers for a while afterwords.
> >
> > On Saturday, September 27, 2014, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm reading The Echo Maker, about 50 pages in. The writing is ok, but at
> this point, I'm wondering how he's going to sustain it for another 400
> pages.
> >
> > I recognize the shifts in style and tone, and it doesn't appeal to me
> much, though I see why he's doing it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Www.innergroovemusic.com
> >
> >
> >
> >>> On Sep 27, 2014, at 7:42 AM, alice malice <alicewmalice at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> So, I'm reading it and, as I've not read any other book by the author,
> >
> >> I start thinking that this one can't be his best. The style is not
> >
> >> impressive. The shifts in tone and style are disconcerting and as big
> >
> >> ideas hit like an earthquake they often shake the prose into rubble.
> >
> >> Anyway, will finish it and maybe try that Echo Maker next.
> >
> >
> >> Thanks, as always for a fine recommendation.
> >
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