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Thanks for this. I was browsing info about Harrison, now I know about Pallbearer too. Great records. I'm planning on coming to a show.

In a way the bankruptcy was declared. Not by writers pushing "Art is Art" rather publishers pushing "Everything is Art". It became easier to market, distribute and convince a Zeitgeist transformed by lower attention spans and desire to be seen more than live of it. The writer has moved on leaving the act orphaned in the eyes of general reader, which is according to them a great thing. The act of communication has become easier and less 'dense'. Everything needs to be fun, so we have a circus that's falls apart regularly being called genuine attempt at Art.

That was a really insightful and satisfying conversation. Thanks, guys, I got a lot out of what you discussed!

I think "creative non-fiction" is a good definition of Sebald's genre. The Rings of Saturn is certainly not a novel.

Why isn't there a Californian Bakery called " Yeast of Eden"?

What a beautiful channel you have here! Pynchon changed my brain chemistry nearly 20 years ago, and I revisit GR, like Seth does, a lot. I still haven't got to the 'end' of it, in terms of using up its inspirational, philosophical, and emotive powers. I think that makes it a pretty great book, and I'm heartened that people keep coming back to it despite the challenge, even now. As much as that fetishisation of 'big brainy books' can be kinda silly, people *never* know what they're really getting in for with this book - it has a habit of cracking people open, either in an aesthetic sense, or an intellectual one, or even an emotional one (despite some people's idea of it being 'unfeeling'). It's so cool to see a podcast that really seems dedicated to solid, long, and open conversations about great books. Big fan!

If I can oversimplify it, the book is basically saying that you live through your karma through generations until someone in your bloodline manages to do the right thing and break the cycle. Lee is like the invisible hand of God trying to teach the readers that everything is in their own hands.

You guys have so incisively dissected this book, its themes, characters, etc. Especially loved the dialogue about the exploration of language as both a tool and a constraint. Also, the interpretation of Malina through Jung's anima and animus framework. Genius!! I can't wait to read the book this year. Thank you! :)

This page is insanely well produced for how little views. I suppose it is niche but make no mistake these are fantastic. Thank you for all your work❤️

Vocal frrry! 🙉

Excellent discussion! You had me laughing out loud when you talked about the guy in jail who convinced the jailer to let him out.

Sadly my favorite comment was the off the cuff suggestion that the Mercedes represented the threshold between social classes. She got quite the warm welcome. Also really liked the bit about the Maccabees, it never came to mind. Great video.

Thank you very much for all of these videos on Proust. I finished The Search a few months ago in French and it's been amazing to see someone analyze the work volume by volume in my native language. Many of your favorite quotes were the same as mine, but I must say it was epic to hear them in English, it's safe to say that the images came out in much sharper relief in English as my French isn't native. It's interesting to compare which volumes you preferred in contrast to what seems to be considered the best in France. For instance, the second volume won the Goncourt prize in 1919, not the first. Nowadays, apparently French people don't read Proust because the first volume is considered unreadable, at least until the section about The Love of Swann. My favorites were the second and seventh volume(The prisoner and Albertine Disappeared as published separately in French), but I do see your argument for the sixth, the meditations there are phenomenal. To be honest, I think the seventh volume in the greatest book I've ever read. There's nothing online like this. Most reviews focus on the madeleine without recognizing that three better(in my opinion) involuntary memories will be triggered in the seventh volume. Thank you so much!

2nd part almost topped the first - brilliant stuff! Giving Pynchon the respect he deserves.

Amazing analysis guys, gotta read it now!

Contrast between Dahfu who is imprisoned by his royal circumstance and Henderson who is free to globetrot struck me, with both trying hard to “become” within the constraints of their circumstances. Dahfu has to stay home and please his wives, Henderson abandons his family to go to Africa, Dahfu has to replace and then capture his father in the form of a lion, Henderson runs away when his father got abusive (while consumed with grief over the death of his other son), rejecting any responsibility to his family; but, Dahfu essentially trapped Henderson by tricking him into becoming Sungo and thus his heir, finally pinning Henderson the runner down for a bit, in which time he is again forced to face death and loss again, as with his brother long ago; Henderson gets so many chances at redemption after repeated failures. It’s his commitment to keep trying and his fortitude to survive his trials that gives him a chance at ultimately awakening from his spiritual sleep. Not a continuous train of thought but lots of thoughts on the Rain King! Also, Eugene Henderson (EH) who frequently threatens to blow his brains out and Ernest Hemingway (EH) who made good on one such threat…not the only parallel between Papa and the protagonist.

I've read it in German. For me personally the main message was: however f*cked up you feel, you still got a voice and you should not be afraid to use it. Her language got even more intensity for me by the parts read in this video. It can be so pleasantly overwhelming.

I had finally pulled the trigger on a bucket list item and bought a first edition first print of GR. I love this book and sadly, it wont reach its proper place of honor in culture again until after Pynchon is gone.

Besides the greatness of the writing, it is one of the great covers in the history of books.

2:15 Salinas is not in the Central Valley. 2:27 Grampa Cyrus Trask, Son Adam, Grandsons Caleb and Aaron. That's three generations, not two. Not off to a great start.

Thank you for the video! I’d recommend books by Stefan Zweig, like Chess Story or Post Office Girl. His stories always make good use of each word and are well structured.

Great analysis. I highly recommend you read her tales, especially the ones in Family Ties and the Egg and The Chicken.

Great work team, fine review of what is, if I had to pin it down my favourite book. Also Sebald has to be my favourite author. Thanks

Great book . I loved it.

I finished reading the novel last night. Great book, for a second read.

You have a fowl mouth. I won't be back.

Thank you.

A fucked guy but a great artist nonetheless, I really enjoyed the opportunity to get a look into his mind as an artist and at his process. Great video all-around especially the analysis of this book!

Great video, Clarice Respect her.

Big fan of moiré. The most frequent places I’ve seen a moiré in a car, driving towards an overpass/walkway with fencing on both sides. You could say I amore a moiré

The book and my birth share the same release date so I’m compelled to read it and perhaps draw parallels between the two events.🎉

Kid a fits so well with the vibe of HoL

Excellent discussion lads

Jim Casey in The Grapes of Wrath is also a Doc ( Ed Ricketts) character.

Seth's mannerisms are really reminiscent of David Foster Wallace

I love this book so much. It's truly special to me.

I haven't finish watching this video, but uh, the picture of the book's cover you showed in the video is actually the Chinese version of The Box Man, not the Japanese version.

I read the "I was so high when I wrote this (a stack of papers he had thrown down on the table) that I no longer know what it means" in Jules Siegle's LINELAND. Great discussion, thanks.

Yeah the book's not uneven. It's written like how it should be.

Amazing insights!

Life as a farce indeed, but it’s Nabokov’s take on his country of origin…and that particular theatre of the absurd. All done with good humor 😁

Im late, but that photo you put in of Chris from Leaf By Leaf 😂of all the ones

I love Clarice ❤

Love your podcast and this channel! One nuance of the Chinese title I want to add, ‘fallen city’ refers to the kind of beauty that would topple a city in traditional Chinese (think Hellen of Troy). On top of that, the love story that ‘topples a city’ is also an allegory of the challenge to traditional values in this work. May I suggest ‘To Live’ by Hua Yu for your podcast. I’d love to hear what you guys have to say.

This novel has some utterly hilarious moments....like most of Saul's works

very cool. here for ap lit

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Yo that ending was creepy af. Great listen though

Great context, thank you, I appreciate the thoughtful content.