pynchon/stoppard

[Jhildt at aol.com]

someone said:

we feel his [TP's] massive intelligence at work -- and

then  Ethan said:

I agree completely.  I've noticed this about other authors as well.  James
Baldwin seems to be the best example for me.  Umberto Eco as well, although
his brilliance seems to be in the quantity of things he has obviously read
and studied.  Also Richard Powers to a lesser extent.  Oh, and definitely
Toni Morrison.
                                       
I say:  Nothing lesser about it.  Not if you're referring to OPERATION
WANDERING SOUL which I think is one of the great novels of...  of what? ...
 the 90s? ... our age?   Whatever.  It's a deeply intelligent and resonant
book, on a par, in my opinion, with the best.  

I'm enjoying INFINITE JEST a great deal.  Truly.  But Wallace is no Powers.
 Not yet.

      Jeff (with carpal tunnel syndrome from hefting JEST)