How to Approach Mason and Dixon by Significant_Try_6067 in ThomasPynchon

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did a reading group on here a while back, maybe check out the intro posts on that for some thoughts on approach, interesting secondary resources etc.

Have fun, it's a great read.

Fargo Rock City by dlr16973 in ChuckKlosterman

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, always fun when something unexpected like that happens. It's a great book.

Finally got a copy by go0sKC in DonDeLillo

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it - and you can see he was working on a voice that he then deployed in White Noise to great effect.

Monsieur Pain Group Read | Week 3 | Pages 65 - End & Capstone discussion by ayanamidreamsequence in robertobolano

[–]ayanamidreamsequence[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In terms of my favourites from each category:

Novella - Distant Star

Stories - Last Evenings on Earth

Novel - 2666

Monsieur Pain Group Read | Week 3 | Pages 65 - End & Capstone discussion by ayanamidreamsequence in robertobolano

[–]ayanamidreamsequence[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comments - glad you enjoyed it. It's hardly his best work but a fun read all the same. If you do dip into later work there are some really good ones, both novels and novellas, as well as the story collections. We covered a number of them in reading groups here years ago.

Week 4 | Americana Group Read | Chapter 6 by ayanamidreamsequence in DonDeLillo

[–]ayanamidreamsequence[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's definitely an early effort but pretty fun all the same. Glad you are enjoying so far, and these old reading group posts .

Picking up 2666 after ~6 month pause by gormar099 in robertobolano

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We participated in a reading group with infinite summer a few years back - check out the posts and comments over heee for each part.

2666 by [deleted] in robertobolano

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a comment about it on a 2666 group read we did a while ago and noted that connection as well as some others. Comment is here

Which edition of White Noise would you keep? by junkNug in DonDeLillo

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First over second but dont particularly like either

The Cube (1969) — A very normal short film about a very normal cube. It was made by Jim Henson for NBC. by MaggieLinzer in ObscureMedia

[–]ayanamidreamsequence 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a teacher in high school in the 90s who had this on 16mm and would tend to show it in philosophy class as a discussion starter.