/lit/ - Literature

>>23429227
I suppose I am
he's really good and in danger of being forgotten so it's the least I can do

>>23397553
>Would you describe it as surrealist?
I suppose so; it has a fairly straightforward plot but is delivered in a nonlinear and challenging manner. Hawkes was incredible but is hard to recommend because all his books feel like literal nightmares: psychedelic, dark, and extremely specific.
I think SS is his best because it does all that, in his typically stylish prose, and also manages to have strong characters and emotional satisfaction, which he doesn't always achieve.

>>22920126
>Great essayist though.
I'm halfway through TWWTW and his style is very pleasing.
He's a decent pick, but for me, the best American writer of the 1900s has gotta be this weirdo.