"Ask /lit/ if they've read it thread"

Bottom's Dream

libra

Finnegan's Wake
Is it worth it?

>>8583062
I've only read Libra en Underworld by Delillo.
I liked the sprawling, massive prose cathedral that was Underworld more but Libra was good as well. Both got me interested in reading more Delillo.
>>8583057
I'm wondering the same thing, just out of curiousity really.

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>>8583040
Has anyone heard of this guy?
My bookstore had this on display with a card saying "Read and Approved, a new face of American literature, for fans of DFW and Pynchon".

I was honestly suprised my bookstore-guy even knew Pynchon and DFW, since this is Belgium.Needless tot say it got me interested.

>>8583122
Reading it out loud can be pretty fun.

The Recognitions.

Women and Men.

>>8583062
No but I have a copy. White Nosie has turned me off Delillo for a while.

>>8583122
Reading it right now, about 1/4 through. Very good, but very difficult. The bits that I do understand (like maybe 2 pages out of 150 so far) makes me despair at what I'm missing on every other page.

Fun wordplay.

Not -totally- incomprehensible, just mostly. The cyclical/repetitive nature means you start discerning patterns.

>>8583057
>>8583127
I'm reading it slowly. Like random pages at a time, skipping around, etc. A "full" read through is going to be a constantly ongoing process that will last quite some time. It's puzzling.

>>8583144
I'm wondering about this too. The preview on Amazon seemed pretty good and I've heard a lot of people recommend it, but whenever a writer is compared to DFW, it's always trash

>>8583062
Amazing book, highly recommended especially if you're interested in the JFK assassination. It's a lot more accessible than DeLillo's other books since it reads like a thriller/spy novel but is still able to make sweeping points about our perception of history, how we make choices in our lives, the effect of secret agencies on our lives, etc. Fun and intellectual at the same time.

>>8583269
i do this when i've been drinking