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Mortis Anarchy
06-18-2007, 11:29 PM
I have both of these books and I haven't had the time to start either one...which is really,really bad since I've had them for forever...(since Nov. 28:( ) so I would like your opinions on either one....please.

1) Are they good?
2) What makes them good?

and any other comments, please.

Thanks!!:D
PeterL
06-19-2007, 06:47 PM
Naked Lunch is worth reading, but it isn't reallyt good literature.
Babbalanja
06-19-2007, 10:19 PM
I loved both.

Burroughs is one of my favorite authors, a mad satirist who will test anyone's tolerance for sick humor. Naked Lunch is just about all that people usually read by him, and it's certainly his greatest work.

Danielewski is a fantastic prodigy, and his debut novel House of Leaves was an absolute doozy. It sent up academia and postmodern fiction while addressing the terrifying void we sometimes feel even in the most familiar of places. The book takes patience, but I feel it's well worth the effort.
Mortis Anarchy
06-19-2007, 10:52 PM
Thanks! Thats what I got from House of Leaves...it seemed really dark and weird which =perfect!!

Naked Lunch seems hilarious though!
papayahed
06-23-2007, 08:36 AM
I have yet to get through Naked Lunch, I've tried three times so far but something better always comes along to divert my attention.
Nebula
06-23-2007, 09:27 AM
House of Leaves is a brilliant novel that has many layers and is, in my opinion, complex. It is worth while reading it though, for me, it took a lot of patience and understanding of each different character and storyline that is constantly being presented to the reader.

The naked lunch was okay. I read that a couple of years ago and I remember not being overly impressed by it.
EAP
06-23-2007, 08:16 PM
Danielewski's Only Revolutions rivals Ulysses in gimmick value and sheer unreadability.
Mortis Anarchy
06-23-2007, 11:20 PM
I have yet to get through Naked Lunch, I've tried three times so far but something better always comes along to divert my attention.

Thats what keeps happening to me. I get confused and find something more uhh, readable.
Mortis Anarchy
06-23-2007, 11:21 PM
Danielewski's Only Revolutions rivals Ulysses in gimmick value and sheer unreadability.

Why??
EAP
06-24-2007, 10:57 AM
Only Revolutions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Revolutions)

Convulted and dressed up beyond belief, and the actual story couldn't be more insubstantial if his life depended on it.
Mortis Anarchy
06-24-2007, 01:20 PM
Only Revolutions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Revolutions)

Convulted and dressed up beyond belief, and the actual story couldn't be more insubstantial if his life depended on it.

Haha...thats pretty negative...I'll have to finish House of Leaves and maybe check out Only Revolutions from the Library...it will cost me less...I have a habit of not returning books on time.
tudwell
06-24-2007, 06:11 PM
I haven't read Only Revolutions but I've yet to hear something good about it. House of Leaves, on the other hand, is great. I love the maze of footnotes in the middle that mirrors the house, and the text placed all across the page gets pretty creative. The plot was nothing special, although that's not really why anybody reads it. It drags in places. Couldn't put it down in others. But on the whole very creative and worth the time spent reading it.
Mortis Anarchy
06-25-2007, 12:36 AM
I haven't read Only Revolutions but I've yet to hear something good about it. House of Leaves, on the other hand, is great. I love the maze of footnotes in the middle that mirrors the house, and the text placed all across the page gets pretty creative. The plot was nothing special, although that's not really why anybody reads it. It drags in places. Couldn't put it down in others. But on the whole very creative and worth the time spent reading it.

Thats why I picked it up...its so neat!!! The way he presents the story its what caught my eye...