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Evan is on page 880 of 956

Some interesting bits in this part, in the monastery in Spain, reiterating the themes already expounded for 900 pages, but more clearly. Still, Gaddis' comedy sense is like the Bowery Boys compared to Joyce's comedy like the Marx Brothers. One is clearly superior.

— 15 hours, 59 min ago

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Evan is on page 865 of 956

— May 14, 2026 10:02AM

Evan is on page 856 of 956

100 pages left. I will make it across the desert.

— May 13, 2026 09:42AM

Evan is on page 846 of 956

Chaotic hijinks on a transatlantic passenger liner. The Marx Brothere' "Monkey Business" was way better.

— May 12, 2026 09:57AM

Evan is on page 836 of 956

— May 11, 2026 12:37PM

Evan is on page 824 of 956

130 pages away; light at the end of the tunnel. Once out, I will dynamite this fucking hole.

— May 10, 2026 08:55AM

Evan is on page 810 of 956

— May 09, 2026 01:43PM

Evan is on page 800 of 956

Unfunny hijinks with mistaken corpses now, trying to circle back to some stuff from 750 pages ago when the novel was good and was getting five stars from me but has spectacularly flamed out in crash-and-burn heap in a way I have never experienced in 60 years of reading.

— May 08, 2026 11:38AM

Evan is on page 786 of 956

— May 07, 2026 02:23PM

Evan is on page 775 of 956

I accidentally typed page 1775; it only feels that way.

— May 06, 2026 01:32PM

Evan is on page 764 of 956

— May 05, 2026 11:40AM