December 2009
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“Among Siberians one school of thought placed the origins of the mysterious...”
– Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day
“Too late, the gun had been fired and the miner’s blood diverted from its...”
– Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day
“It’s got something to do with love. With having the discipline to talk out of...”
– Dfw on Good Writing via zadie smith. Discipline indeed. (via meaghano) (via chloelikedolivia)
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LAURA INGALLS
Yesterday, Christmas Day, I sped through my favorite Little House on the Prairie book, The Long Winter. It seemed appropriate to read a book about being trapped with your family through blizzards on Christmas. Just joking! I love that installation of the series because it switches back and forth from different point of views, and it describes an epic struggle to survive- one which many of us...
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PYNCHON EPIC-NESS
On Saturday I finally closed “Against the Day” by Thomas Pynchon for the last time. I had been expecting a grand finale at the end of the book, and instead I got a light shift and a slight ebb. So much happened in this behemoth of novel that the calm ending seemed appropriate. I will never stop wondering what happened to all the characters after the book was over, it was that kind...
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Thomas Pynchon
So far I am more than halfway through Against the Day.
It’s really heavy. Physically.