Cheuse Views

[doktor at primenet.com]

Jody writes:

>Cheuse is a long time Pynchon hater. His review of Vineland on NPR, when
>that book first came out tipped his hand. All Vineland controversies aside,
>Cheuse took the opportunity to point out that at last (with Vineland) there
>was clear proof that Pynchon was not a genius, was washed up, etc.,
>etc...It was clear that not only GR, but also, Pynchon's whole refusal to
>play the game in such a way that would legitimate the likes of Cheuse and
>Cheuse's role as a "serious" arbiter of literary values, had been chafing
>against Cheuse's sense of well being for years.

I tend to disagree with Cheuse most of the time.  I never heard his
Vineland review, and now you've got me curious.  What was it that made it
"clear that not only GR, but also, Pynchon's whole refusal to play the game
... had been chafing against Cheuse's sense of well being for years"?  Are
you referring to something other than the Vineland review?  Do you have a
transcription?

--Jimmy