"Vineland" and "Neuromancer"

[Penny Padgett]

Hi all,

Tim May writes:

> I think "Vineland" owes a bit to
> "Neuromancer," Gibson's 1983-4 seminal novel. As lots of others have
> noted, the whole "ninja woman" ("DC"?...don't recall her name, sorry)
> theme in "Vineland" looked like it was influenced by the "Molly"
> character in Gibson's works.

I've read both "Neuromancer" and "Vineland" several times, and I 
see only the most casual of correspondences between Molly and
DL Chastain.

But far be it from me to try to guess what has Influenced Pynchon.

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