Originally Posted by TravisJMU
From a technical standpoint and for what it specifically aims to do as a novel - that is to push and advance the limits of literature by employing an extreme form of stream of consciousness to break free from the established and accepted literary conventions of the canon - I would say it probably is, due to its vast depth and incredible complexity.
Bro, how do you like this massive novel so far? I remember looking for it at the book store and thought it'd be about the same length as grivty's rainbow, boy was I wrong. That thing looked like a damb dictionary lol.
Reading this one myself
I have outliers I started it but I never finished it good read
Right now I'm 89 pages in (haven't been reading hard) and while it's pretty awesome, it's also a bit annoying with all the end notes, descriptions, random things going on at once. There's portions I love (it's like 853 stories intertwined) and there's parts I absolutely hate and have to speed read over. I'd recommend it, though, since it is a miraculous piece of prose (if you can, Kindle it since it's much easier to read with the end notes hyperlinked and without the 900 page burden on your lap).
Reading this one myself
If you both like it, read The Dharma Bums. One of my favorite novels (and favorite Kerouac).
just picked this up yesterday myself! 'bout to start tonight.
Reading this one myself
If you both like it, read The Dharma Bums. One of my favorite novels (and favorite Kerouac).
Definitely gonna pick up the Dharma Bums next.
Reading The Sirens of Titan right now by Vonnegut.
