McCarthy maybe not, but Pynchon seems to be pretty pro- the little man. There are strong hat-tips to the Wobblies and other labour organizations threaded throughout his work.

McCarthy maybe not, but Pynchon seems to be pretty pro- the little man. There are strong hat-tips to the Wobblies and other labour organizations threaded throughout his work.

Um…no. The Academy has enough fucked chicken livers as it is.

Um…no. The Academy has enough fucked chicken livers as it is.

I'm pretty tall (6'3", too), and I can't think of a situation where it has done anything but help me. It could be that @avclub-6c6094f256f51e83fe02bce6091163e7:disqus just has really, really bad luck. (Counterpoint: I also don't look like a cop.)

I'm pretty tall (6'3", too), and I can't think of a situation where it has done anything but help me. It could be that @avclub-6c6094f256f51e83fe02bce6091163e7:disqus just has really, really bad luck. (Counterpoint: I also don't look like a cop.)

I read this, too. If I remember right, the stuff at the the end veers suddenly toward a tonally odd surrealism, which is jarring inasmuch as the rest of the book more or less plays it straight. (For a Barth book, anyway.)

I read this, too. If I remember right, the stuff at the the end veers suddenly toward a tonally odd surrealism, which is jarring inasmuch as the rest of the book more or less plays it straight. (For a Barth book, anyway.)

Does the fact that I liked Imperial Bedrooms better the second time I read it say that I've already drunk the Kool-Aid?

Does the fact that I liked Imperial Bedrooms better the second time I read it say that I've already drunk the Kool-Aid?

The devil knows where y'all live, I reckon by now.

The devil knows where y'all live, I reckon by now.

Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms are sort of similar, but that's the point: the characters haven't progressed (in fact, they've regressed) in the 25 years since we saw them last. Otherwise, again—no. Which two of his books are similar? There is a similarity of tone among some of his narrators, I'll admit (I…

Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms are sort of similar, but that's the point: the characters haven't progressed (in fact, they've regressed) in the 25 years since we saw them last. Otherwise, again—no. Which two of his books are similar? There is a similarity of tone among some of his narrators, I'll admit (I…

Umm…no. Have you guys actually read his books? If you have, can you name an American author who does something similar to him, but better? I think he's a treasure.

Umm…no. Have you guys actually read his books? If you have, can you name an American author who does something similar to him, but better? I think he's a treasure.

Yes, doofus. It's a sequel to Less Than Zero, which, holy cow!, is an Elvis Costello song.

Yes, doofus. It's a sequel to Less Than Zero, which, holy cow!, is an Elvis Costello song.

Dude, script's by Bret Easton Ellis. That guy's whole career is made from spinning gold from sleaze. I'm pretty excited about this.

Dude, script's by Bret Easton Ellis. That guy's whole career is made from spinning gold from sleaze. I'm pretty excited about this.