OK...Re-Reading

[Renata]

Jason Drake wrote:
> I read "The Crying of Lot 49" first as well and was turned off by its
> superficial simplicity- that of a white-trashy mystery story.  
After my first reading of 49, I had a similar impression - other than a 
few passages that seemed "ahead of their time" and "Baudrillardean".    
However (regarding Isaac's pomo reference), reading Pynchon in terms of 
_Simulations_ was clouding my ability to truly read him.  

Then all
> the other tracks came out.  I think one of the best things about Pynch
> is the re-readability of his stuff.  Sometimes it's a must, other times
> just fanatical fun.  

Since then, having re-read it innumberable times, it has never seemed the 
same novel again.  

If you continue not to enjoy Pynch, how about
> Borges or Nabokov?  I think 'Pale Fire' is up there with some of the
> best.

Regarding Nabokov, I'm quite fond of _Ada_.

P.S. V. isn't one-track; it's eight-track.

-- 
"One thing we can do," announced the father, "go to the bottom, try to 
get _under_ the net."
- _Lot 49_