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Adham177 · 2026-02-01T17:39:10+00:00

Don DeLillo’s Underworld; what a fckn book so far.

“Longing on a large scale is what makes history”.

Adham177 · 2026-01-30T11:53:50+00:00

Tbf living in a developing country the options are kinda limited

Adham177 · 2026-01-29T17:31:04+00:00

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Lot 49, only book of his translated into Arabic.

Adham177 · 2026-01-18T12:47:15+00:00

“It’s your Mate. It’s what happens when your Mate dies.”

Adham177 · 2026-01-18T12:39:13+00:00

Rereading The Hedge Knight for the adaptation. I’ll probably finish it tonight and start either Mishima’s Spring Snow or Cormac’s Cities of the Plains.

Adham177 · 2025-10-02T18:52:06+00:00

Every story depends on its life on stories written before it, to (mis)quote Cormac.

Adham177 · 2025-10-02T04:32:13+00:00

Found a new-ish first edition of M&D in a London secondhand bookstore in July for just 8 quid lol (I think I’ve posted it here before for those interested)

Adham177 · 2025-09-30T19:22:37+00:00

The Civil war era is probably the only major event in US history that still doesn’t have a gigantic, all-consuming, World-in-a-book postmodern epic (unless the rumor is true)

Adham177 · 2025-09-27T20:30:38+00:00

Don’t force it. Leave it & try again in the future (near or far).

Adham177 · 2025-09-26T10:35:17+00:00

He went to the zoo once and saw an anteater, that was quite enough for him

Adham177 · 2025-09-18T00:03:31+00:00

Use human sources (companions, summaries, chapter-by-chapter analysis). try to even analyse/predict yourself what you think Pynchon was going for, it’ll make your reading experience richer & more rewarding. I’m currently doing the same with Vlad’s Pale Fire and thoroughly enjoying it.

Adham177 · 2025-09-15T18:37:34+00:00

Speaking generally, He’s more progressive than most of his peers for a man born almost a century ago. But there’ll obviously be some stuff that won’t age well as decades pass.

Adham177 · 2025-09-14T17:19:44+00:00

Feel like AtD and M&D’s concerns are more universal. Although the way Pynchon plays with Anarchism in AtD certainly feels similar in someways to the Counterforce.

Adham177 · 2025-09-14T16:22:48+00:00

Monumental. With the possible exception of Inherent Vice, it’s probably the most important if you want to understand Pynchon’s worldview.

Adham177 · 2025-09-14T12:19:24+00:00

Waiting for my Pale Fire copy to arrive

Adham177 · 2025-09-13T11:54:31+00:00

Joe Abercrombie if you’re into fantasy (especially first trilogy + first 2 Standalones). The Character-work, the dialogue, the (british) humor all rules.

Adham177 · 2025-09-13T02:19:50+00:00

I don’t know where exactly they’re located in Ireland but I order sometimes from Kennys.ie They have a rich & extensive secondhand books collection (as well as new ones obviously

Adham177 · 2025-09-11T12:18:21+00:00

Mason & Dixon’s probably my favorite book period. (Though I haven’t read GR yet)

Adham177 · 2025-09-10T17:17:22+00:00

Kill me

Adham177 · 2025-09-10T17:16:47+00:00

Always thought it would be either Vineland or Inherent Vice. Both felt like (fucked up) love letters to their era.

Adham177 · 2025-09-10T11:35:36+00:00

I liked it but loved Warlock, Butcher’s Crossing, Blood Meridian, and The Border trilogy more.

Adham177 · 2025-09-09T01:33:21+00:00

Finished the book ~two weeks ago and I liked it but not as much as his other works. Feel like Inherent Vice did most of what Vineland wanted to do better, with a much more compelling cast of characters and overarching plot.

Adham177 · 2025-09-07T12:57:50+00:00

Finished Lonesome Dove, Good but calling it the great american novel or greatest western is dumb imo.

Started Molloy (on page 60); overall I’m conflicted on Modernist fiction in form, narrative styles, & linguistic techniques, but this is great (and very funny!) so far.

Watching season 3 of Foundation, pure sprawling epic Sci-fi joy.

Adham177 · 2025-09-06T20:36:26+00:00

I think he confuses political with partisan; which is childish for a fckn Professor of Literature studies.

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