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I know that there are anons who'll agree with me on this board: Thomas Pynchon is not a good writer.

My friend from Princeton, mind you, has never heard of him before. When I gave her 45 to read, she told me that she couldn't finish it and that she wasn't too infatuated with it. She mentioned that it was forced and monotonous.

Say what you want, but someone who is clearly smarter than me and claims that an author who I, a pleb, don't even like isn't good, is all I need to hear.

Her credibility: She writes poetry and has won several awards for her work. What have you done?

>> No.5458707

Isn't forced and monotonous his schtick?

What does she think of Finnegans Wake?

>> No.5458712

>>5458707
Dunno, I haven't asked her.

From what I know of, she primarily reads Female and African literature.

>> No.5458729

>>5458686
>>5458712
why are all the new namefags such shit?

>> No.5458734

>>5458729
Is namefag not synonymous with shit? I've always associated the two.

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>> No.5458750

>>5458734
Anonymous sure is.

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>>5458750
Well that's literally 99% of people on this board.
You sure are pretentious, butterfly.

>> No.5458763

>>5458712

>she primarily reads Female literature

i didn't know books had genders

privilege checked

>> No.5458788

>>5458707
>Isn't forced and monotonous his schtick?
classic butterfly

>> No.5458796

>>5458763
I m-meant to say African literature and female authors

>inb4 I'm a cis faggot

>> No.5458799

>>5458686
>>5458712
You need to practice harder.

>> No.5458802

>>5458712
>From what I know of, she primarily reads Female and African literature.

Since when are those genres?

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>>5458799
w-what

>> No.5458808

>>5458802
>not being able to categorize literature deriving from the African continent
>not being able to categorize literature solely written by grills

>> No.5458809

>>5458788
I glanced a page. I admit.
Not trying to detract from him. I think OP is just doing a weak troll.

>>5458762
>Implying

>> No.5458811

>>5458712
>From what I know of, she primarily reads Female and African literature.

-12/10, you could be arrested by a game warden for using bait this shitty, thread sucks, pls delete

>not knowing pynchon

anybody worth a damn in literature knows pynchon. you don't have to like him or have even read him, but if you claim to be knowledgeable about fiction and have not even heard of thomas pynchon, you are a gormless pedant.

I say this because half of literary critics jack off to this guy like he's the second coming of christ, and he's mentioned in a fuckload of literary magazines, journals, craft books, lit theory books, etc., touted by agents, you really can't fucking miss him if you have even a half-assed interest in novels. i've seen pynchon novels in every library i have ever been to.

what rock is this retarded cunt living under?

>> No.5458812

>>5458796
I don't know why you need to base your opinions on objective credibility. If you don't like Pynchon, fine. I haven't even read any of his books. No singular author is going to be liked by everyone. That doesn't mean they aren't good. What you enjoy is your prerogative. Name-dropping universities and unlisted awards as credibility is embarrassing and unnecessary.
But what do I know? I didn't attend Princeton.

>> No.5458821

>>5458811
>butthurt detected
nice double dubs, btw

>>5458812
>implying that I would give out any information about my friend