Re. Re[2]: trevanian (was Re: Wanda Tinasky)

[David Morris]

>>the "teen-prodigy" has been of pynchon's more important 
/masks/filters/voices
>>since V-1... z.b., try imagining 'raketemensch's comic-book-type 
adventures &
>>silly songs (what tune do you think the 'djinn song' goes to - "home on 
the
>>range"?, well, sort of anyways) in V-2... a-and there's a purpose to it
>>(hey, if
>>nothing else it helps keep young people interested in his books)...

>Um, all I can say is go back and read some Trevanian; then read something
>of Pynchon's that strikes you as "teen-prodigy"; then go read the 
Trevanian
>again.  Not the same guy, I'm positive.
>Cheers,
>David

Shibumi was a decent spy/assassin/action novel but so pedestrian compared 
to Pynchon, and without any of the humor.  The hours long sexual 
intercourse, playing "chicken" with cumming was nice to imagine, though.