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The review is like a thesaurus full of pretense took acid, gorged at a buffet and then purged on a Scrabble board. Hopefully the book is better.
by xradionut 13y ago
The review is like a thesaurus full of pretense took acid, gorged at a buffet and then purged on a Scrabble board. Hopefully the book is better.
- Gnolfo 13y agoThat's Pynchon. You're describing Pynchon. At least some of the time, and FWIW the reviewer definitely seems to get him & his style. The 8th paragraph in there is an excerpt from the new book, you'll notice it is 3 sentences, and the 3rd sentence begins about 10-15% of the way in and the 2nd sentence is a mere 8 words. This is typical and there are times where you will stop and take 5+ minutes to review and unpack and digest a single sentence of his when he's really digging his heels in. The payoff however can be absolutely immense.
- wahnfrieden 13y agoIf you're into the long sentences thing, try Laszlo Krasznahorkai: http://www.amazon.com/The-Melancholy-Resistance-Laszlo-Krasznahorkai/dp/0811215040 http://www.amazon.com/The-Melancholy-Resistance-Laszlo-Krasz... , http://www.amazon.com/Satantango-L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3-Krasznahorkai/dp/0811217345 http://www.amazon.com/Satantango-L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3-Krasznahor... Sometimes sentences span pages. Each chapter is a single paragraph. The movie adaptations are fantastic too.
- scotch_drinker 13y agoOr Faulkner. Where the sentences span entire generations and a single moment.