http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/06/08/this_is_not_an_exit Comeday morm and, O, you're vine! Sendday's eve and, ah, you're vinegar! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/06/08/this_is_not_an_exit/comment-page-1#comment-723 Matthew Thu, 09 Jun 2005 06:46:50 +0000 /?p=261#comment-723 I have a lot of affection for West, too, but he is not as good a writer as I once thought him. I think much of my affection for him is nostalgic. I found him probably my first year in college, 1991 or 1992, just by browsing the stacks of the library. It seemed to me at the time I had discovered some unrecognized genius. Now...well, the affection is still there, but he is not as good as I thought. Keep in mind I am still reading Miss Lonelyhearts. I haven't gotten to a re-reading of "Day of the Locust" yet. In part, I've become more interested in Ellis again, and so I'll probably go back and reread some of his other books, too, "Rules of Attraction" maybe. I'd also like to read some more DeLillo this summer. You've been promoting "White Noise" to me for a long time; maybe I'll get around to reading that. Or maybe I'll read "Dhalgren." I do have a fishing trip to Ontario coming up at the end of the month, so I'll need reading material. I have a lot of affection for West, too, but he is not as good a writer as I once thought him. I think much of my affection for him is nostalgic. I found him probably my first year in college, 1991 or 1992, just by browsing the stacks of the library. It seemed to me at the time I had discovered some unrecognized genius. Now…well, the affection is still there, but he is not as good as I thought. Keep in mind I am still reading Miss Lonelyhearts. I haven’t gotten to a re-reading of “Day of the Locust” yet. In part, I’ve become more interested in Ellis again, and so I’ll probably go back and reread some of his other books, too, “Rules of Attraction” maybe. I’d also like to read some more DeLillo this summer. You’ve been promoting “White Noise” to me for a long time; maybe I’ll get around to reading that. Or maybe I’ll read “Dhalgren.” I do have a fishing trip to Ontario coming up at the end of the month, so I’ll need reading material.

]]> http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/06/08/this_is_not_an_exit/comment-page-1#comment-722 Todd Wed, 08 Jun 2005 22:05:02 +0000 /?p=261#comment-722 I think you know that I love West, especially Day of the Locust. What a strange, surreal commentary on Hollywood! I will agree with you about the heavy-handedness, at least in terms of the sexual imagery. The dopey hick character, for instance: his hands are described as red, enormous and throbbing (or something like that) and it is entirely too obvious what West is getting at. I think you know that I love West, especially Day of the Locust. What a strange, surreal commentary on Hollywood! I will agree with you about the heavy-handedness, at least in terms of the sexual imagery. The dopey hick character, for instance: his hands are described as red, enormous and throbbing (or something like that) and it is entirely too obvious what West is getting at.

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