Miller, Burroughs, Pynchon

[RICHARD ROMEO]

I always liked Pynchon as compared to Burroughs or Miller (and their ilk) 
in that Pynchon's work though grim seems to imbue every character (even 
Them) with some kind of care or compassion.(which  translates as the 
reader will care)  This is missing IMHO from Burroughs and Miller (Tropic 
of Cancer I thought was infantile snobby and mean.  Burroughs I won't 
even get into-I can't get through any of his stuff)  In fact I find the 
same in Blood Meridian which got kinda tiresome after a while.  Does 
anyone else agree with this?  Maybe I'm looking for a little milk to go 
with the black coffee as I grow older.  Maybe that's why I've come to 
appreciate Vineland more and more.



Richard Romeo

Coordinator of Cooperating Collections

The Foundation Center

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