hey /lit/, I'm looking to get into John Barth, but I can

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2017-03-31 12:10:27 Post No. 9316607
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 12:10:27 Post No. 9316607 [Report]

hey /lit/, I'm looking to get into John Barth, but I can only buy one book right now. Should I start with The Sot-Weed Factor or Giles Goat-Boy? thanks in advance.

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:10:05 Post No.9316832
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:10:05 Post No.9316832 [Report]

pretty please?

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:11:05 Post No.9316834
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:11:05 Post No.9316834 [Report]

w33d

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:16:49 Post No.9316849
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:16:49 Post No.9316849 [Report]

>>9316607
I've read Giles Goatboy and Lost in the Funhouse. Funhouse was more accessible if you're into that.

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:31:17 Post No.9316888
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:31:17 Post No.9316888 [Report]

>>9316849
I've read that Funhouse is a short story collection but is unified somehow? how cohesive is it as a read? because I don't normally like short stories.

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:38:06 Post No.9316910
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:38:06 Post No.9316910 [Report]

>>9316888
It's very cohesive in it's theme, maybe not so much in it's content. It's got three stories (possibly one more) that are connected

Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:43:59 Post No.9316927
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 01:43:59 Post No.9316927 [Report]

>>9316607
I started with the Sot-Weed Factor and absolutely loved it. Just start there, it's a masterpiece.

Anonymous 2017-03-31 02:29:46 Post No.9317084
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 02:29:46 Post No.9317084 [Report]

>>9316927
alright will do, thanks

Anonymous 2017-03-31 02:32:01 Post No.9317091
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Anonymous 2017-03-31 02:32:01 Post No.9317091 [Report]

Best place to start are his first two novels Floating Opera & End of the Road (sold together as one volume). Barth is really an author who benefits from being read chronologically. But if you're bent on reading one of the two you listed, Sot Weed is a better choice

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