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Awful books by terrific writers.

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>> No.2666906

inb4 inherent vice

Or the obverse, inb4 gravity's rainbow

>> No.2666912

The Road

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>>2666906
gravity's rainbow has some pretty dope covers

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>>2666941
fuck yourself

>> No.2666972

>>2666864

You forgot Mao Deuce.

>> No.2666979

>>2666864
I dunno, I enjoyed it as a novella. No White Noise or Libra, obviously, but it was still a good piece of literature.

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>>2667058

I hate my 9th grade english professor for turning me off to Steinbeck for so long by making us read that shit.

>> No.2667223

>>2666903
I read it and enjoyed it. Nothing great but I wouldn't call it a bad novel.

What didn't you like about it?

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I absolutely despise this book, but love everything else by Terry Pratchett. Witches Abroad is the most glorious book I've ever read.

>> No.2667843

>>2667253
Kind of agree with you. Soul Music was definitely one of the weaker Pratchett offerings and Witches Abroad is the best from the witches storyline.

>> No.2667852

>>2666941
>>2667253

You missed the second part of the topic.

>> No.2667854

>>2666906
I thought Gravity's Rainbow was supposed to be really good?

>> No.2667858

Everything by Stephen King. I know he's a good writer. I'm very aware. But I just don't like his books. I don't like his plots or his characters. But I KNOW he can write and I know he's capable of more than what he's been doing. Mother fucker just needs to do it.
best thing he ever wrote was On Writing. I've never been able to get through anything else of his. But that book is gospel to me

>> No.2667874

Blood Meridan

>> No.2667883

>>2667058
It's his best work

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>> No.2667885

>>2667884
and you have terrible taste, grapes is only popular because of the film

>> No.2667886

I think otherwise.

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>>2667874

... I... what...

>> No.2667893

>>2666897

Not a fan of Marquez but that title is fucking awesome.

>> No.2667904

>>2667884
Grapes of wrath was a huge let down for me.
I liked of mice and men and I really loved east of Eden.
Then when I came to read what was supposed to be his best work I was disappointed.

>> No.2667905

>>2667904

I really liked both of those as well. Grapes of Wrath has always been my favorite of his, though.

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>>2667905
Hey Benny, you like Faulkner, right?
Which are his best novels outside of his "Big Four"?

>> No.2667925

>>2667915

I've only read The Sound and The Fury, Light in August, and As I Lay Dying. I started Requiem For A Nun and Absalom, Absalom! at different points but never got around to finishing them for whatever reason. I'm not exceedingly well-read when it comes to the man, but I'm a huge fan.

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>>2667925
Ah, alright.

I've only read As I Lay Dying and S&F, and A, A! and LiA are givens as far as beginning to go through his oeuvre, but from there it seems like a bit of a crap shoot, although I've heard good things about Go Down, Moses.

>> No.2667963

>>2667949

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go back at some point and go through them chronologically. I've heard good things about The Wild Palms as well.