On no longer recommending Gravity's Rainbow to readers

[Erik T. Burns]

I still try to push William Gaddis' _J R_ on anyone I think knows how to
read. Few take up the challenge. And yes, by today's lights it's
"problematic", just like the rampant American capitalism it loves/hates

As for GR, well, I do talk it up but most won't listen. They'll never
know...

On Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 12:53 Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> A little twitter wit about Rian's tweet, reducing the opening line horror
> to kitsch, of course.
>
> https://twitter.com/dzhimbo/status/1028606885216305159
>
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 6:43 AM John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Director Rian Johnson (Looper, The Last Jedi) recently tweeted a
> > question: "What’s the book you love that you’ve stopped recommending
> > to people?"
> >
> > He followed up with: "Mine is Gravity’s Rainbow - I’ve come to accept
> > that it’s impossible to recommend it without sounding like an asshole,
> > and I’m a freak for loving it."
> >
> > There's lots of Pynchon love in the ensuing conversation but I like
> > the initial question. If anyone wants to supply their own, go nuts.
> > --
> > Pynchon-L: https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/pynchon-l
> >
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