Greatest living American novelist?

Toni Morrison

Paul Auster

Seconded

thirded, only cuz i was late.

btw, i WILL second the motion to fuck the americans and nominate Jose Saramaga.

booya!

Oh come on. Who actually reads Pynchon?

i do.

fourthed.

wait. let me call Salinger and see if he's still alive.

W.A.S.T.E.

drew carey
for - dirty jokes and beer.

As much as I hate agreeing with Stocky on anything, I'm still trying to figure out what language Mason & Dixon was written in.

I was just gonna post, "Is Vonnegut still alive?"

Pynchonese

don delillo-brilliant.
underworld and white noise are just brilliant.

brad easton ellis:
need i say more.

joyce carol oates:
i love this woman. Blonde, must read. also, black water; her short stories.... night side. i love her to no end
also, and of course
Italo Calvino,
i love invisible cities and i've read many of his books in the native language of italian... Marcovaldo was also pretty entertaining. i love his simple style.
(not american born, sorry. but totally worth the exception)
Edwidge Danticat
Krik?Krak!... is awesome
and also, Breathe Eyes Memory is A MUST READ.
(also, hatiian born, but educated at Barnard and Brown)
there's also something about Joan Didion. maybe its having to do with my love for norcal. who knows.



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I read Bellefluer a few years back. It was pretty damn good, although incredibly bizarre. I thought the ending was a bit weak though.

Can we say duh?: Chuck Palahniuk

i'm a little late getting on the vonegutt band wagon but i'll say him. but i have two others that i had a hard time choosing from, richard russo and howard norman.

[grits teeth and stares death in the eyes...]

ok - one last try at hijacking this thread back:

has anyone read any Richard Powers?
particularly "The Time of Our Singing"?