My college days are long gone. Educate me on recent postmodern lit.

[cgray]

I'm bummed that most of my favorite books are those I read in great college courses, or during college. Sure, being in college helps enjoy zany, postmodern fiction. But the books themselves were good, too, right?

So, I read and loved Infinite Jest, Gravity's Rainbow, White Noise, House of Leaves, The Tunnel, A Frolic of His Own, JR, etc. within a year or two of each other.

I haven't read many books since which compare to those.

What have I missed in the last ten years? What's a postmodern lit class reading these days? Recommendations welcome, and I'd be really excited if anyone could send me a syllabus from their lit class.

Edit: Yes, I've read the Corrections. Franzen may be the closest thing in the last decade, but... really?

[terrible chong]

House of Leaves (http://www.amazon.com/House-Leaves-Mark-Z-Danielewski/dp/0375703764)

It's pretty mind-bending.

[cornyt]

Have you read David Mitchell? I liked "Cloud Atlas."

[djmont]

DFW's new one is supposed to be even better than <I>Jest</I>.

[Supermallet]

Have you read Finnegans Wake? While it's not quite the same as the books you're listing, it does pave the way for them.

[TimeandTide]

Anything by Cormac McCarthy (start with The Road, All the Pretty Horse, or No Country for Old Men).

[printerati]

Anything by Cormac McCarthy (start with The Road, All the Pretty Horse, or No Country for Old Men).

Agreed, but I read Blood Meridian in an American Lit class about 15 years ago. Perhaps my professor was ahead of the game.

The last "new" thing I read outside of McCarthy was Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, so I am out of the loop as well.

[dmar91]

For a less serious take on postmodernist themes, have a look at House of Windows by John Langan.

[darkessenz]

may i recommend 2666 and the Savage Detectives? (read in the opposite order listed here).

http://www.amazon.com/2666-Novel-Roberto-Bola%C3%B1o/dp/0312429215/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305500020&sr=1-1

[Hank Ringworm]

I'd recommend not reading postmodern literature.

[The Bus]

House of Leaves (http://www.amazon.com/House-Leaves-Mark-Z-Danielewski/dp/0375703764)

It's pretty mind-bending.

I've tried twice now to read that book and I get through it about halfway before becoming totally disinterested.

[Strafe]

People make House of Leaves sound more interesting than it is. It's a chore.