Other Authors?

[Jade Becker]

Well that's good to hear. I'm sure I'll get back to it eventually!

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Bruno Nogueira <bruno.laze at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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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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