Talk Literature: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass

Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass

Posted by Steven on 7/11/2011, 8:48:11
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I finished our November book last night. How are the rest of you coming?

Omensetter's Luck is a stunning novel that reminds me a lot in its language and characters of The Recognitions by William Gaddis (in addition to having similar names the two authors were apparently friends), and, in the way it uncages the human tiger, to Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.

I have copies of all of Gass's other fiction. Are we serious about following this up with The Tunnel? It is 650 pages and looks to be even harder. I'll read it eventually, but I won't rush into it unless others are planning to read it this month.

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Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 7/11/2011, 8:48:11
- Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - guillermo maynez 7/11/2011, 10:39:51
  - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 7/11/2011, 20:28:25
- Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 10/11/2011, 21:01:22
  - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 11/11/2011, 14:08:51
    - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 12/11/2011, 19:04:37
      - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 25/11/2011, 21:06:29
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 26/11/2011, 11:32:02
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - guillermo maynez 28/11/2011, 12:36:18
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 28/11/2011, 15:47:52
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 28/11/2011, 21:25:02
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 29/11/2011, 9:36:55
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - guillermo maynez 29/11/2011, 12:36:15
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 29/11/2011, 23:06:03
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - guillermo maynez 2/12/2011, 12:07:12
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 2/12/2011, 12:35:54
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Steven 3/12/2011, 23:32:22
        
        Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Lale 6/12/2011, 22:59:59
  - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Lale 6/12/2011, 23:05:48
    - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - Sterling 7/12/2011, 9:20:33
      - Re: Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass - guillermo maynez 12/12/2011, 11:45:26
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--Previous Message-- : I finished our November book last night. How are the : rest of you coming? : : Omensetter's Luck is a stunning novel that reminds : me a lot in its language and characters of The : Recognitions by William Gaddis (in addition to having : similar names the two authors were apparently : friends), and, in the way it uncages the human tiger, : to Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. : : I have copies of all of Gass's other fiction. Are we : serious about following this up with The Tunnel ? It : is 650 pages and looks to be even harder. I'll read it : eventually, but I won't rush into it unless others are : planning to read it this month. :

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