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Will I like this if I really liked J R? How similar are the two books?

>> No.16920868

I'm suspicious of any book titled "The Nouns". A surf-rock band, great, a novel, doubt.

>> No.16920886

I'm on the other end, I've read The Recognitions and am about to start JR. Its one of the densest books I've ever read, its super good, take your time with it, it helps if you know a little bit about art, but not needed.

>> No.16920910

>>16920818
the recognitions is really good

>> No.16921023

>>16920818
Maybe. They are both a bit different. Both are masterful. Just read it and don't forget to read the rest of his works, if you like it. His other 3 novels are underrated.

>> No.16921064

>>16920868
"The Odyssey"

>> No.16921070

>>16921064
You mean Ὀδύσσεια?

>> No.16921081

>>16921064
Odyssey isn't plural, brainlit

>> No.16921931

>>16920818
>>16920886
But why did you like them?

>> No.16921954

>>16920868
The Histories
The Reivers
The Cossacks

>> No.16921958

something about gaddis intrigues me. is JR a fine place to start?

>> No.16922035

>>16921931
I read JR. I just think Gaddis is a hilarious author that really knows how to capture a scene in your head using solely dialogue. The way the scene transitions with sparse, fragmented narration is very cool, it's almost like you can picture it being filmed like a movie in your head. The book has a really nice flow to it and was just a fast read for me, there were times where I found myself laughing on every page for a while.

>> No.16923013

>>16921958
Yes

>> No.16924377

>>16920818
Similarly great dialogue.

>> No.16924506

Related question.
If I hated J R is there any point trying The Recognitions?

>> No.16925294

>>16924506
What did you hate about J R?

>> No.16925381

>>16924506
FWIW, Jonathan Franzen loved The Recognitions and couldn’t finish J R. He wrote an entire essay about it. I guess TR is still worth checking out.

>> No.16925841

>>16924506
Not really, unless the only reason you disliked J R was it being too challenging to read. In that case, The Recognitions is certainly easier to follow and understand.

>> No.16925863

>>16920818
You won't like good literature if you liked JR. So, yes.

>> No.16925945

>>16925841
Other way around.

>> No.16926072

>>16925945
The Recognitions is just the underdeveloped fetus of J R

>> No.16926140

>>16926072
They both stand on their own.

>> No.16926289
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16926289

>>16920868
the renunciants

>> No.16926380

>>16925381
Thanks, that was worth reading.
Here
http://www.adilegian.com/FranzenGaddis.htm
if anyone else is interested.

>> No.16927289

>>16925381
Franzen is such a fucking faggot.

>> No.16927306

>>16920868
Impossibly based

>> No.16927367

>>16927289
Explain.

>> No.16928451

>>16927367
He got filtered by J R, he only expects entertainment from books and he said that The Recognitions is the hardest book he has ever read.