I dunno how well this one'll go as you can't whizz through a book like you can a tune if you aren't familiar, but we'll see.
I'm pretty firmly in the Beckett camp atm. I read Molloy earlier in the year and it put me on my arse. I can't really find fault with it. There didn't seem to be a wasted word and he struck me as sharper and having a better sense of humour than Joyce. I like what I've read of the latter and think he's brilliant at times, but none of it's hit me with the same force thus far. He seems softer, baggier and less focused (... I guess you could counter the latter by pointing out the relative scope of their work).
Anyone have a strong opinion either way?
I'm pretty firmly in the Beckett camp atm. I read Molloy earlier in the year and it put me on my arse. I can't really find fault with it. There didn't seem to be a wasted word and he struck me as sharper and having a better sense of humour than Joyce. I like what I've read of the latter and think he's brilliant at times, but none of it's hit me with the same force thus far. He seems softer, baggier and less focused (... I guess you could counter the latter by pointing out the relative scope of their work).
Anyone have a strong opinion either way?
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