Plowing the Dark, reviewed (no Pynchon mention) at http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/06/18/reviews/000618.18zalewst.html. The first chapter is online at http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/p/powers-plowing.html. -- d o u g m i l l i s o n <http://www.online-journalist.com>