Comments on: Apologies http://www.sanspoint.com/archives/2007/12/08/apologies/ Separating signifier and signified Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Richard J. Anderson http://www.sanspoint.com/archives/2007/12/08/apologies/#comment-28 Richard J. Anderson Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:13:47 +0000 http://www.sanspoint.com/archives/2007/12/08/apologies/#comment-28 <p>I managed to get <em>Hear the Wind Sing</em> off eBay for stupid cheap. Like 13 bucks with shipping. I doubt I'll be anywhere close to that lucky in acquiring <em>Pinball, 1973</em>.</p> <p><em>After Dark</em> seems to be getting slagged off a bit on Amazon.com which I don't get. Yes, it's a stylistic change, yes he's stepping out of his comfort zone, but I think he does it well. And besides, how many Murakami novels end with everything wrapped up nice and neat? Hint: It's less than one.</p> <p><em>Lot 49</em> is certainly a book with its quirks. I don't recall being frustrated, but I'd read <em>V.</em> first, which was really Pynchon's proving ground, so I got used to his peculiarities pretty quick. <em>Gravity's Rainbow</em> is a masterpiece. You'll enjoy it.</p> I managed to get Hear the Wind Sing off eBay for stupid cheap. Like 13 bucks with shipping. I doubt I’ll be anywhere close to that lucky in acquiring Pinball, 1973.

After Dark seems to be getting slagged off a bit on Amazon.com which I don’t get. Yes, it’s a stylistic change, yes he’s stepping out of his comfort zone, but I think he does it well. And besides, how many Murakami novels end with everything wrapped up nice and neat? Hint: It’s less than one.

Lot 49 is certainly a book with its quirks. I don’t recall being frustrated, but I’d read V. first, which was really Pynchon’s proving ground, so I got used to his peculiarities pretty quick. Gravity’s Rainbow is a masterpiece. You’ll enjoy it.

]]> By: Rev. Syung Myung Me http://www.sanspoint.com/archives/2007/12/08/apologies/#comment-27 Rev. Syung Myung Me Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:40:13 +0000 http://www.sanspoint.com/archives/2007/12/08/apologies/#comment-27 <p>Wow -- how'd you get a copy of <i>Hear the Wind Sing</i>? That hasn't been released in the US and I just didn't know about it, right?</p> <p>Also, I enjoyed <i>After Dark</i> quite a lot too, though I thought it was interesting you put it at-or-near the top of the heap. For me, it's still <i>Hard-Boiled Wonderland</i>.</p> <p>ALSO ALSO: W/r/t Pynchon -- I <em>think</em> I liked Crying of Lot 49; there were parts that sort of annoyed me but on the whole it was pretty difficult to actually put down. I'm kinda thinking that I'd like it a lot more if I hadn't read a lot of folks clearly influenced by him, though, because I think I'm attuned to some of his tricks already from reading folks like DFW, say. HOWEVER -- I am still planning on reading <i>Gravity's Rainbow</i> soon.</p> Wow — how’d you get a copy of Hear the Wind Sing? That hasn’t been released in the US and I just didn’t know about it, right?

Also, I enjoyed After Dark quite a lot too, though I thought it was interesting you put it at-or-near the top of the heap. For me, it’s still Hard-Boiled Wonderland.

ALSO ALSO: W/r/t Pynchon — I think I liked Crying of Lot 49; there were parts that sort of annoyed me but on the whole it was pretty difficult to actually put down. I’m kinda thinking that I’d like it a lot more if I hadn’t read a lot of folks clearly influenced by him, though, because I think I’m attuned to some of his tricks already from reading folks like DFW, say. HOWEVER — I am still planning on reading Gravity’s Rainbow soon.

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