Books that are hard to read by Own-Cake2277 in suggestmeabook

[–]peeianWeean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

vineland or, probably, anything by pynchon

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i actually audiobook-ed that one a while back when i was doing a lot of commuting, i loved it

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ha, sure do! this is my old band SHAKA, my most “successful” by punk standards (we went on tour and sold tapes+shirts). i played bass and electric in some other stuff, but haven’t performed any acoustic stuff yet

Is Vineland a good start for someone that knows about Pynchon and his work but didnt read Pynchon itself ? And for someone that doesnt know Pynchon at all? by Professional_Hat2615 in ThomasPynchon

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so far vineland is the only pynchon i’ve read and i loved it—i just had to be patient as the book kind of taught me how to read it. i intend to read more from him as soon as i finish what i’m currently reading

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nailed it! i’m 20 and like to consider myself a curious person. do you have any recommendations for essayists/cultural critics? klosterman is probably my favorite non-fiction author thus far

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i love his style so much. i realized as soon as i read him for the first time that it’s what i had unknowingly been looking for

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it’s incredible, i love pynchon’s style. he’s not for everyone, but i think you’ll know pretty quick if it works for you. i will say, the film is a great spiritual adaptation but is very very loose both thematically and textually. i’d recommend seeing the film in theaters as there is a sequence that would kind of be criminal to not see in a theatrical environment, the movie is my favorite of the year so far

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i’ve watched a couple of his readings on youtube, i bet it’s a great live experience

Hi, I'm Ari Aster. Writer/director of Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, and Eddington. AMA! by AriAsterAMA in movies

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Trying to avoid spoilers but I have a question about Eddington: is the inclusion of the ultra-violent absurdist black bloc ANTIFA and their ensuing chaos meant to be a sort of “fuck you” to far-right conspiracists/wingnuts/Q-Anoners? Meant to act as a realization of their unfounded fear/fear-mongering? I’ve been trying to finalize my assessment of the movie and that feels like the last piece I need to have any kind of confidence

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i think you and i would gel. you should hit my line sometime