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It’s almost unbelievable how effectively Mailer hides his presence from these pages. A man who is usually front and center in his books is hidden behind a simple, ghostly, journalistic chorus of a narrator. Lots of authors get praised for their “style jumps,” but this is the first time I’ve ever been impressed by one.

Fantastic so far!

Somehow this is even better than I thought it would be, but I am getting accustomed to reading McCarthy more like how I’d read Céline or Pound (i.e., “how could such a monster be this talented?”)

As usual, I’m more intrigued by Butler’s ideas than her writing.

RIP Gerry Conway!

Fully on board now. One thing Danielewski really excels at, both here and in HOL, is atmosphere. The prose is alive, and my qualms with the narrative tone have more or less vanished. One thousand pages to go!