TRP Content vs Form

[Paul Mackin]

>From DBH:

His "form" would not work for a
> different "content."  They are part of an integrated whole.
> 
> At the same time, it should be noted that it is the nature of this
> ARTISTIC whole that is unique, new, valuable.  The CONTENT ITSELF is not
> original at all.  While his philosophical content is often intriguing,
> his social commentary is neither interesting nor profound.  If many
> critics try to avoid it, it is probably due to the difficulty they have
> in believing that so interesting a thinker in so many areas puts so much
> into promoting as revelation this most banal collection of social
> truisms.

IMHO DBH gets TRP and GR down better than most. 

Wouldn't go so far as to say the "social commentary" is not "interesting" 
Not "profound"
I'd agree.  But, that war is business, business war, and all the rest ARE
inherently interesting,
if not original. Without something of this order, Pynch wouldn't have had
so much to display his
writing technique and skill on. And WE wouldn't have had a GR.

But the anti-war and anti-capitalism themes are serving the writer and the
book, not vice versa.
				
                      					P.