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M&D is how I found Pynchon. I was in a foreign language bookshop in Moscow and desperate for something to read, grabbed it because of its size (desperate times, desperate measures) thinking it would last me more than a day or two. I fell in love at the first sentence. Still my favourite opening and possibly always will be. Just jaw-droppingly beautiful prose throughout. I couldn't put it down.<br>
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My favourite novel.<br>
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<-----Original Message-----> <br>
>From: Alex Colter [recoignishon@gmail.com]<br>
>Sent: 6/6/2010 5:32:54 AM<br>
>To: richard.romeo@gmail.com<br>
>Cc: montedavis@verizon.net;markekohut@yahoo.com;pynchon-l@waste.org<br>
>Subject: Re: Very nice on M & D....<br>
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>Thanks for sharing, Mark,<br>
>I often try and convince my friends (albeit after a pint or two) that M&D is <br>
>Pynchon's greatest work... only to be met with strained yet sympathetic looks <br>
>all round...
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