xps yes Cather for me is one who has several that could make a list...same for me w/ Bernhard and Nabokov, on a given day any one of four or five novels from either might be a favorite
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
Native Son, Their Eyes Were Watching God both blew me away, in diff directions.
― dow, Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:56 (three years ago) link
at a certain point mine would have been
richard powers, the gold bug variationsbruce duffy, the world as i found itmark helprin, a soldier of the great war
but the latter i read before i knew helprin was a fascist : /
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 February 2021 04:27 (three years ago) link
For sure faves:
To The LighthouseMoby-DickFrankensteinCrime & PunishmentRagtimeBlack Swan Green
Stuff I would have repped for once upon a time but not sure now/would have to revisit:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe Wind-Up Bird ChronicleCat's Cradle
― american primitive stylophone (zchyrs), Friday, 12 February 2021 13:22 (three years ago) link
Five favourites that haven't been mentioned:
Samuel Beckett, MolloyPaul Bowles, The Sheltering SkyWilliam Burroughs, Naked Lunch (or Queer, or Cities of the Red Night)Thomas McGuane, The Bushwhacked PianoHubert Selby, The Room
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 14 February 2021 01:52 (three years ago) link
I think The Room is the only Selby novel I've never read. I love The Demon.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 14 February 2021 02:35 (three years ago) link
The Demon starts off great, at a lower pitch of intensity than most of his work, but when the Pope comes into it it goes overboard for me. Selby doesn't have the wider range, but his focus is very sharp. There's more to him than just Last Exit to Brooklyn.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 14 February 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
I see I already listed mine way upthread. Since then I've only added one for sure, and that's Against the Day.
But, to put another spin on it, here are the 10 books I've probably reread the most:
The Book of Laughter and ForgettingCat’s EyeLord of the RingsBreaking and Entering (Williams)Northanger AbbeyNine Tailors (Sayers)A Wild Sheep ChaseThe Comedians (Greene)Rubicon BeachThe Last Gentleman
― Cherish, Monday, 15 February 2021 15:21 (three years ago) link