"Difficult"?

[Henry Musikar]

A-and some of the messages on the list aren't that easy to read, 
either.

On 21 May 97 at 19:43, doktor at primenet.com <doktor at primenet.com> 
wrote:

> Anyone who claims Pynchon isn't difficult is either bragging or so
> alarmingly bright it's scary.  TRP writes with long, irregular
> sentences; sometimes I run out of breath halfway through 'em and
> have to start over. He uses words that even well-read, intelligent
> people don't know.  It's sometimes hard to figure out who is saying
> what in his dialogue.  He rarely provides detailed physical
> descriptions of his characters, making it hard to visualize the
> action.  He drops obscure references all over the place.
> 
> All of this does make Pynchon difficult, much more so than 99% of
> the books that are sold at the bookstore where I work.  I know
> people who are intelligent and love to read but who can't--or
> won't--hack Pynchon.

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AsB4,
Henry Musikar

Keep cool, but care. -- TRP
Moderation in moderation. -- Husky Mariner
DON'T PANIC! -- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
What, me worry? -- A. E. Newman