December 22nd, 2008 / 3:58 pm
 Web Hype

Literature Map: Fun for 5 minutes

I don’t know how scientific this is, but the results keep on moving and makes me feel it’s alive. Put in an author’s name and poof!

I put in Rick Moody (that Moody guy), Gore Vidal (that old guy), and Mishima (that guy who stabbed himself the Japanese way) and I was like, “Yah, seems about right.”

Then I put in “your mom,” and was like, “what the fuck.”

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22 Comments

  1. December 22nd, 2008 / 8:08 pm Jereme Dean—

      thank you for immediately posting above my post.

      i am very sad.

      at least my name is listed above yours on the link list.

      i still have that.

  2. December 22nd, 2008 / 4:08 pm Jereme Dean—

      thank you for immediately posting above my post.

      i am very sad.

      at least my name is listed above yours on the link list.

      i still have that.

  3. December 22nd, 2008 / 8:09 pm gena—

      OH SHI-

  4. December 22nd, 2008 / 4:09 pm gena—

      OH SHI-

  5. December 22nd, 2008 / 8:16 pm Jimmy Chen—

      that was not intended. it is 100% my fault. i’m sorry

  6. December 22nd, 2008 / 4:16 pm Jimmy Chen—

      that was not intended. it is 100% my fault. i’m sorry

  7. December 22nd, 2008 / 8:19 pm matthew savoca—

      jimmy chen, this is funny, thank you for posting it

  8. December 22nd, 2008 / 4:19 pm matthew savoca—

      jimmy chen, this is funny, thank you for posting it

  9. December 22nd, 2008 / 9:03 pm sam pink—

      i feel terrified right now and i want to stare at someone.

  10. December 22nd, 2008 / 5:03 pm sam pink—

      i feel terrified right now and i want to stare at someone.

  11. December 22nd, 2008 / 9:29 pm Justin Taylor—

      it doesn’t know who I am. It puts Tao closest to Miranda July and Huysmans.

      If you put in Gordon Lish, you get back a screen that just says Gordon Lish.

      Reinforces what most of us here already know: GORDON LISH IS HIS OWN MAP.

      I will prove this later with a screenshot unless somebody else does it first. I am at a coffee shop right now.

  12. December 22nd, 2008 / 5:29 pm Justin Taylor—

      it doesn’t know who I am. It puts Tao closest to Miranda July and Huysmans.

      If you put in Gordon Lish, you get back a screen that just says Gordon Lish.

      Reinforces what most of us here already know: GORDON LISH IS HIS OWN MAP.

      I will prove this later with a screenshot unless somebody else does it first. I am at a coffee shop right now.

  13. December 22nd, 2008 / 9:49 pm Lincoln—

      I put in Barry Hannah and immediately around him is Barthelme, James Tate, Sam Lipsyte, George Saunders and Robert Coover.

      I don’t know if I’d link all of those to hannah, but all of them are authors I love and rip off so… pretty cool.

      On the other hand, I also see Malcolm Gladwell floating on that map for some inexplicable reason.

  14. December 22nd, 2008 / 5:49 pm Lincoln—

      I put in Barry Hannah and immediately around him is Barthelme, James Tate, Sam Lipsyte, George Saunders and Robert Coover.

      I don’t know if I’d link all of those to hannah, but all of them are authors I love and rip off so… pretty cool.

      On the other hand, I also see Malcolm Gladwell floating on that map for some inexplicable reason.

  15. December 22nd, 2008 / 9:51 pm Lincoln—

      It puts Murakami right next to ben Marcus?

  16. December 22nd, 2008 / 5:51 pm Lincoln—

      It puts Murakami right next to ben Marcus?

  17. December 22nd, 2008 / 10:27 pm Jimmy Chen—

      jeez, you’d think raymond carver would be poking around….

  18. December 22nd, 2008 / 6:27 pm Jimmy Chen—

      jeez, you’d think raymond carver would be poking around….

  19. December 22nd, 2008 / 10:42 pm KevinS—

      I sometimes use this when working at Powell’s, like when people say, “I really like Geraldine Brooks. Who should I read next?” But the results are really random and flawed most of the time. Like David Sedaris would probably pop up if you type in William Burroughs or Orson Scott Card or something.

  20. December 22nd, 2008 / 6:42 pm KevinS—

      I sometimes use this when working at Powell’s, like when people say, “I really like Geraldine Brooks. Who should I read next?” But the results are really random and flawed most of the time. Like David Sedaris would probably pop up if you type in William Burroughs or Orson Scott Card or something.

  21. December 22nd, 2008 / 11:57 pm Matthew Simmons—

      i put in my name and it said:

      “matthew simmons?

      Gnod dont know this one. Is the spelling correct? If so, please confirm it by clicking here.

      If it was a typo or if you would like to try a different spelling, please provide the correct name here:”

      in that box, i wrote: no, that’s the correct spelling. sorry for wasting your time. it responded with this:

      “That’s okay. Gnod is always happy to help out in any way it can. Can we get you something?”

      and i said no. then my computer got up and walked away.

  22. December 22nd, 2008 / 7:57 pm Matthew Simmons—

      i put in my name and it said:

      “matthew simmons?

      Gnod dont know this one. Is the spelling correct? If so, please confirm it by clicking here.

      If it was a typo or if you would like to try a different spelling, please provide the correct name here:”

      in that box, i wrote: no, that’s the correct spelling. sorry for wasting your time. it responded with this:

      “That’s okay. Gnod is always happy to help out in any way it can. Can we get you something?”

      and i said no. then my computer got up and walked away.