tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1251629122149988779..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Psychedelic NoirAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10830096259867841662014-02-18T20:05:12.143-05:002014-02-18T20:05:12.143-05:00hi Lisabet!
Pynchon is one of those writer's ...hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Pynchon is one of those writer's I've been aware of but not yet read. Something you're saying here which I think is really important is the joy you have of his language which I feel too when I read these passages. This is kind of my peeve with popular genre fiction, not necessarily yours, that writer's don't experiment enough with language. I blame publishers for this, they need a novel that is easy to read and not too demanding most of the time. But how wonderful to read a writer like this when they just fearlessly take off with words and you want to copy them down with a pencil just to see how it feels to soar that high and sound that way. I think this is something everybody should aspire to. You have to love sentences. you have to love words.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30392050329497908422014-02-17T18:12:30.904-05:002014-02-17T18:12:30.904-05:00I know I started 'V' back in the day and d...I know I started 'V' back in the day and didn't finish, but the buildup you give Vice makes me want to check it out. I'm pretty sure I have all the prerequisites you list. Hehe. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56353618947961981922014-02-17T11:37:30.737-05:002014-02-17T11:37:30.737-05:00Thanks for posting about this book! I read Pynchon...Thanks for posting about this book! I read Pynchon's book V. in the sixties, and loved it to the extent that my partner and I would use phrases from it frequently, but The Crying of Lot 49 left me cold, and I couldn't get into Gravity's rainbow. V. is a blend of realism and the surreal, with a rather disjointed story line, but accessible (at least to my young mind back then) and engrossing. And the setting--well, some of it--was the east coast and to a fairly large extent NYC (yo-yoing on the subways…) so it was familiar territory for me. Wildly funny, sometimes confusing, mind-blowing even for someone who never got much into pot (but the characters do.) My younger self heartily recommends it, and I'll keep Inherent Vice in mind.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-21927019638312544962014-02-17T08:56:52.968-05:002014-02-17T08:56:52.968-05:00Glad to know it isn't just me, Annabeth!Glad to know it isn't just me, Annabeth! Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-77174184498691983162014-02-17T08:56:30.985-05:002014-02-17T08:56:30.985-05:00It's a guilty pleasure - literary and huge fun...It's a guilty pleasure - literary and huge fun at the same time!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64387681167923561052014-02-17T08:09:50.638-05:002014-02-17T08:09:50.638-05:00Thanks for this review. I've dashed myself aga...Thanks for this review. I've dashed myself against the cliffs of Gravity's Rainbow a couple times to no avail, so thanks to this I'll know where to start if I decide to give Pynchon another try—it's good to hear you got into it despite not getting into Pynchon's other work. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-67375977755982331672014-02-17T04:48:25.493-05:002014-02-17T04:48:25.493-05:00i haven't yet had a chance to read Pynchon. i ...i haven't yet had a chance to read Pynchon. i heard this was his most accessible work. thanks for the review, Lisabet. i'll check it out.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.com