Another M&D Review (pointer)

dennis grace amazing at mail.utexas.edu
Sun Jun 15 02:16:19 CDT 1997


Peter Petto posts:

>Harvey Pekar (American Splendor, Cleveland native) reviews Mason & Dixon at:
>
>   http://www.auschron.com:80/current/books.pynchon.html
>
>Two thumbs down.

I beg to differ.  He does NOT review M&D.  He insults TRP and his writing,
bitches about Marsalis' Pulllitzer, misinterprets TRP fan and critical
response, and generally shows his ass.  Okay, I know, some foax just don't
like TRP.  Pekar makes it quite clear, however, that he just doesn't
understand Pynchon.  

Here's just one example of Pekar's pith:  do you know why y'all liked GR?
Because it's big! That's why we all like _V._ second best, _Vineland_ third,
and COL49 least of the pre-M&D TRP novels.  No doubt, he suggests, M&D will
now move into the number two slot in the Pynchoncanon.  What a yutz.

As for reviewing the book--well, Pekar repeats a bit from the inside cover
promotional drivel. Of course, that's probably all he read.  Disappointing.
I really expected more from the Chron.

dgg
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Dennis Grace
University of Texas at Austin
English Department
Recovering Medievalist

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