Other Authors?

[Jade Becker]

I enjoyed The Savage Detectives less. Got kind of tired of hearing about
how many orgasms he had with each woman he was sleeping with. Perhaps it
deserves a second chance, though...

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Matthew Taylor <matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I bet you'd love Cosmicomics as well. I can't recommend it enough.
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:18 PM, Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Matthew--
>>
>> I loved If On A Winter's Night a Traveller. Such a fun read. Couldn't put
>> it down.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Matthew Taylor <
>> matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Not necessarily comparable to Pynchon in any direct way, but most
>>> Pynchon lovers I know are also crazy about Italo Calvino and Roberto
>>> Bolano.
>>> For Calvino, start with Cosmicomics or If On A Winter's Night A Traveler
>>> or even Invisible Cities.
>>> For Bolano, gotta start with The Savage Detectives.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
>>>> Blood Meridian...Cormac McCarthy
>>>> Love Medicine...Louise Erdrich
>>>> A Fan's Notes...Fred Exley
>>>> Wild Decembers...Edna O'Brien
>>>>
>>>> Www.innergroovemusic.com
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 17, 2017, at 11:40 PM, James Robertson <
>>>> james at themutedposthorn.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gaddis. Gass. Also have a look at Thomas Berger. Little Big Man is an
>>>> excellent novel. Shares P's sense if the historic; both playful and
>>>> precise. I have read a lot of books about the Sioux and Cheyennes since
>>>> reading Berger, and often surprised how accurate his portrayal of both the
>>>> characters and the events.
>>>>
>>>> @jamesjrobertson
>>>> themutedposthorn.com
>>>>
>>>> sent from iphone
>>>>
>>>> On 17/01/2017, at 1:45 PM, Rob Miller <robcmiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tom McCarthy, Don Delillo, DFW... some Chabon & Franzen... Maybe Gaddis
>>>> too
>>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:08 PM Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm a big DFW fan--read Infinite Jest last year. I'm thinking I'll
>>>>> have to see-read it this summer when I get a chance. I've had my eye on The
>>>>> Pale King for a while, though. Did you find that to be worth the read? It
>>>>> feels odd to read a book he thought wasn't ready for publication...
>>>>>
>>>>> DeLillo's great too--I very much enjoyed White Noise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jade
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 17, 2017, at 12:54 PM, DuBois, John E. <jdubois at cabq.gov>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Don DeLillo, *Underworld*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> David Foster Wallace, *Infinite Jest*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org
>>>>> <owner-pynchon-l at waste.org>] *On Behalf Of *Jade Becker
>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:50 PM
>>>>> *To:* pynchon -l
>>>>> *Subject:* Other Authors?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi P-listers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wondering if any of you could direct me to some authors that
>>>>> emulate--or at least evoke--Pynchon's virtuosic prose and share some of his
>>>>> concerns about meaning, paranoia, racism, oppression, capitalism, etc.?
>>>>> (But really any recommendations would be appreciated.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jade
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jade Becker
>> (530) 518-6859
>> George Fox University | Class of 2017
>> Writing Consultant, George Fox University Academic Resource Center
>> *The Crescent*, Editor-in-Chief
>>
>
>


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Jade Becker
(530) 518-6859
George Fox University | Class of 2017
Writing Consultant, George Fox University Academic Resource Center
*The Crescent*, Editor-in-Chief
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