Delillo. I was assigned Underworld for a college lit class and struggled to plow through it. I don’t think I ever finished it. I tried multiple times and always got bored over the years.
Finally got around to reading white noise and it blew my mind. I loved every word.
I’ve read a lot of Faulkner and I found the sound and the fury to be absolutely, astonishingly profound. But I also read that one after having read like four or five others for a lot class so I wonder if there’s something to starting with easier Faulkner first.
Vibe is the zeitgeist
You don’t like that, old sport? Funny, it’s one of my favorite things about Fitz’ creation. Gatsby’s magnetism extends into his quirky communication
Henry James’ characters are always engaging their interlocutors.
Good to know. Loved Jonathan strange so much but haven’t read anything else from her.