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I wouldn't recommend jumping into that right away. A lot of graduate students are going to struggle with a postmodern, allusion-heavy text like that. Start with some of his short stories and see if you like those. I've had students in a contemporary lit class read this one before: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/12/14/all-that-2 |
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I still cannot make it through this without lying down. http://chuckpalahniuk.net/features/shorts/guts I've read the majority of his other novels, but that is by far the hardest for me to stomach. |
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05-14-2015, 07:18 PM | #2225 |
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Would you go as far as saying top 5?
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05-14-2015, 07:20 PM | #2226 |
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Hamas I think Tim is looking for a read to enjoy as he stated.
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05-14-2015, 07:39 PM | #2230 |
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Right on, I'll definitely give it a shot. What Stephen King book would you say is hands down the best?
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TimBone mentioned McMurtry, which would have been my next choice to pick up a long line of books. But if he liked that, I'd recommend Cormac McCarthy and Elmore Leonard. Both deal with sparse American settings and terse characters with wit.
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That's why I didn't recommend him you condescending snob. Not everyone is into postmodern, allusion-heavy text, transgressive fiction about society's misfits or notoriously difficult reads. Not everyone is a hi-brow lit snob or seeking Gertrude Stein etc. He used the word "enjoy" or was it "enjoyable. "
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