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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 811419" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I understand the dig at “Absalom, Absalom”, but my impression of “A Man in Full” was that Tom Wolfe never actually visited Atlanta, and could have written the book based on comments from NextDoor (if it existed when he wrote it).</p><p>Ulysses can be a slog, but it’s like running a marathon—you can look back and fondly recall running through part of it.</p><p>{we’re off topic, but I’ll run with it}</p><p>If Ulysses is just too long, then Solaris is sci-fi, short, and has the same kind of complexity. It’s a shorter reading workout </p><p>Infinite Jest is a long workout </p><p>Les Miserables is a thick tome, but it’s a breeze to read. It shares a title with the musical, but it’s not the same at all to me. If you had to pick one big, thick book, pick that one</p><p>The Princess Bride made a great movie, but the book is very different </p><p>The Left Hand of Darkness is a must-read for sci-fi </p><p>Cormac McCarthy is not easy. Either “The Road” or “Blood Meridian” will be a different read from a “cowboy writer”</p><p>White Noise from Dom Delillo is a great start on his books. Or, read “End Zone”—it’s about a football player (and it’s a fun book).</p><p>Ha Jin published “Waiting” when he was a literature professor at Emory; it was good enough that Emory couldn’t hold him for long after that</p><p>Tom Jones is just fun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 811419, member: 282"] I understand the dig at “Absalom, Absalom”, but my impression of “A Man in Full” was that Tom Wolfe never actually visited Atlanta, and could have written the book based on comments from NextDoor (if it existed when he wrote it). Ulysses can be a slog, but it’s like running a marathon—you can look back and fondly recall running through part of it. {we’re off topic, but I’ll run with it} If Ulysses is just too long, then Solaris is sci-fi, short, and has the same kind of complexity. It’s a shorter reading workout Infinite Jest is a long workout Les Miserables is a thick tome, but it’s a breeze to read. It shares a title with the musical, but it’s not the same at all to me. If you had to pick one big, thick book, pick that one The Princess Bride made a great movie, but the book is very different The Left Hand of Darkness is a must-read for sci-fi Cormac McCarthy is not easy. Either “The Road” or “Blood Meridian” will be a different read from a “cowboy writer” White Noise from Dom Delillo is a great start on his books. Or, read “End Zone”—it’s about a football player (and it’s a fun book). Ha Jin published “Waiting” when he was a literature professor at Emory; it was good enough that Emory couldn’t hold him for long after that Tom Jones is just fun [/QUOTE]
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