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DIY MFA Reading List: “Gravity’s Rainbow” by Thomas Pynchon

posted in Blog on February 9, 2011 by David Eric Tomlinson 1 Comment

Thomas Pynchon puts most other writers to shame with “Gravity’s Rainbow,” his surreal, mind-melting, madcap romp through post-war Europe.

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DIY MFA Reading List: “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut

posted in Blog on January 16, 2011 by David Eric Tomlinson 1 Comment

Listen up: Kurt Vonnegut speaks truth to power (and yes, he’s talking directly to YOU), in this melancholy meditation on the psychological costs of war and violence.

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