Anyone read dos Passos' USA Trilogy? Is it any good? Seems

I have it, haven't gotten to it yet though. I couldn't resist a 1300+ pg modernist novel. I'll probably never read it, heard it wasn't that great. I read the Stud Lonigan trilogy last summer, which it is often compared to because they are both examples of early 20th century American naturalism, and it turned out to be a huge waste of time.

I remember Vollmann comparing it to "The Tale of Genji", but I haven't read either.

I've only read The 42nd Parallel so far but I'd definitely recommend it if you're a fan of modernism OP. There is nothing spectacular or groundbreaking about Dos Passos' prose/narrative presentation but it's highly entertaining and I'd say that every main character is fairly compelling. I'm looking forward to 1919, which I'll probably read in a few months

I've read the whole thing and I love it. I suspect it had an influence on Gaddis as well. I love that the avant garde bits are segregated from the straight narrative bits I.e. the camera eye parts and the news headlines.

>>9174617
No, american history is boring as fuck

>>9174617
My friend recommended I read Manhattan Transfer by Dos Passos. I haven't gotten around to it yet. Nothing else to contribute (lol).

>>9174738
Sauce motherfucker