/lit/ - Literature

Pynchon is smooth and stylish whereas DFW strains and grates. Delillo has the same problem as DFW--it's all more or less good stuff but all butchered up and stuck together so gaudily.

When you read Pynchon, it's like you're listening to the symphony of a competent and confident composer.

With DFW and Delillo, just when it's getting good, they stop the whole works to go, "Is this okay? Do you like this? I hope this is okay," before resuming, all shaky and garish.