narratives

[Henry Musikar]

On  8 Sep 97 at 10:13, Sojourner <sojourner at vt.edu> wrote:

> At 12:26 AM 9/6/97 -0700, Peter Mead wrote:
> 
> >It was quite common in the sixties to smoke pot and goof on old movies
> >and see a sinister, hidden, absurdist or universal meaning in just about
> >anything. 

<Mead Snip> 

<Sojourner Snip>
 
> I think also, that this is the heart of the GR love/M&D hate thread
> that many of us are experiencing.  GR whammo, whether by its
> chronological setting, date of release, or primacy of experience
> (who here hasn't read GR before M&D?), it hit us and we said "wow"
> before we could fully appreciate the "wow".  And then books and
> analyses were published, research was done, the Herero are real, and
> we feel justified in our initial reaction and absorption of TRP's
> wonderful GR.  But with M&D, it seems to be the opposite way round
> for many.  The words, the characters, the references, hints and
> obscure linkings are there, but hardly any "wow" the first time. 
> Perhaps a second reading, or a slower analysis, or a group
> discovery, and/or much more will reveal a more subtle beauty, but
> without the "wow" we feel disappointed.
> 
<snip>

Connecting message, response, and an old, tattered thread: Has anyone 
read M&D stoned yet? I know many people read GR stoned for at least 
one reading....

AsB4,
Henry Musikar
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