Other Authors?

[Bruno Nogueira]

I'm almost finishing The Savage Detectives and must say that these orgasms
parts are stupid but don't take much of your time. Go ahead, finish it and
you won't be sorry!

2017-01-17 23:21 GMT-06:00 Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu>:

> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> 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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