Re: What are you reading?
591Temptation by János Székely. Five chapters in and I'm enjoying it a lot.
I'm about a 100 pages shy of finishing my first reading of it. Immensely enjoying it... what a journey. I've used one of the online guides here and there when something wasn't clear to me but overall the book is much less intimidating than I expected (I put off reading it for many years, regrettably). I also didn't expect the book to be so damn funny. Planning on reading Mason & Dixon next.llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 8:29 pm Gravity’s Rainbow again. I’ve read it more than a few times over my life and always think I would benefit from looking up a chapter summary or something on the side, but instead I just let it wash over me like poetry. Have always loved Pynchon’s writing.
Yeah, Pynchon’s writing is probably more forgiving than he’s given credit for, especially on account of the density. You can hear the melodies in his little songs. The most challenging part to me is keeping up with the odd characters, plot labyrinths, and crazy little historic/scientific references that are peppered through out, but they’ll always be there again for the next time. It’s not at all like trying to read J R or some other book where they rip the structure right off the page. I’m not really interested in that or other book length sentences that have since come out.mrcancelled wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:56 amI'm about a 100 pages shy of finishing my first reading of it. Immensely enjoying it... what a journey. I've used one of the online guides here and there when something wasn't clear to me but overall the book is much less intimidating than I expected (I put off reading it for many years, regrettably). I also didn't expect the book to be so damn funny. Planning on reading Mason & Dixon next.llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 8:29 pm Gravity’s Rainbow again. I’ve read it more than a few times over my life and always think I would benefit from looking up a chapter summary or something on the side, but instead I just let it wash over me like poetry. Have always loved Pynchon’s writing.
Love Chekov, one of my favorites. Never read Oates besides a short story or two. Didn't click.kokorodoko wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 12:26 pm Chekhov and Joyce Carol Oates passed the test too, and I might come back for them some other time.
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