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was DFW the most brilliant writer of the second half

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was DFW the most brilliant writer of the second half 2016-09-01 23:02:35 Post No. 8462727
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was DFW the most brilliant writer of the second half Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:02:35 Post No. 8462727 [Report]
of the 20th century

the only one that comes close is Sam Delany
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:05:37 Post No.8462739
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:05:37 Post No.8462739 [Report]
>>8462727
yeah, he was the last american writer that was actually good
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:37:07 Post No.8462855
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:37:07 Post No.8462855 [Report]
Calvino, Carver, Houellebecq, and Gaddis all blew him the fuck out.
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:38:31 Post No.8462862
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Anonymous 2016-09-01 23:38:31 Post No.8462862 [Report]
>>8462727
Roth and Delillo are better.
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Anonymous 2016-09-02 00:25:52 Post No.8463063
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Anonymous 2016-09-02 00:25:52 Post No.8463063 [Report]
His nonfiction is great, his fiction doesn't rank.
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Anonymous 2016-09-02 02:02:27 Post No.8463378
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Anonymous 2016-09-02 02:02:27 Post No.8463378 [Report]
Just a bait thread, move along fellas.

The only people who could find the suggestion that either are anywhere remotely close to being the best, and not burst with laughter, are the kinds that are newish to literature and are informed mostly by /lit/.

Dhalgren and Infinite Jest are both merely okay, but aren't genuinely great novels.
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