I don't want to pick a fight but you should probably mention why you think they deserve to be examined more carefully!
For the last week or so I've been reading Ray Monk's excellent The Duty of a Genius, a biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein that aims to bridge the life of Wittgenstein with his philosophical thinking. The narrative is mesmerizing but I have to confess that I don't fully understand all the philosophical concepts Monk tries to explain. I believe that I lack the philosophical training, or perhaps I just should have kept hitting my head against the wall until something broke. I'd recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat though.
Now I've got V and Viceland by Pynchon lined up, along with a collection of W. H. Auden's late poetry and the last two "books" of Bolano's 2666. So many things to read and so little time!
Oh, and I'm 2 down out of 52 so far... Figure I should keep record somewhere to make it somewhat official!
