Neal Stephenson as the next Pynchon

[Commodore Bartonius]

Yeah, Pynchon-lite tags it pretty well. All the fun, half the effort to
comprehend. Some people who buy into the theory that "Pynchon" is actually a
different writer each time a new Pynchon novel comes out (Salinger, others
that I can't remember)feel that Stephenson may be bucking to become the next
Pynchon, chosen by whatever secret council chooses the next Pynchon. Pretty
far out, but there ARE 6 or 7 BILLION people on this planet, and that allows
for crafts and hobbies of all kinds. Imagine a group of austere and moldy
foax in black and hooded robes coming to YOUR next public reading to give
you such "joyous news". Don't even try to hire a bouncer or doorman or
strong-arm, because they can walk through walls, heh-heh.
On Fri, 5 May 2000 19:23:30 -0500, Ron Meiners wrote:

>  At 06:52 PM 5/5/00 -0500, Commodore Bartonius wrote:
>  >Anyone read Neal Stephenson? I thought his latest work, CRYPTONOMICON,
is
>  >rather Pynchon-esque. A good read. 
>  
>  Am reading it now... not yet finished- sort of "Pynchon-Lite" is how I
>  think of it:  many echoes of the other, but sort of less of the brilliant
>  substance, though I am enjoying it, for the most part.
>  
>  I needed a break after finally finishing GR.  Oops.
>  
>  rm
>  
>  PS. Actually... it is sort of ... nostalgic?  for GR?  There is definitly
a
>  reverence, lots of the same tones, types of characters ("Shaftoe"?) drugs
>  and nazis and submarines and what all.  A certain edgy cartoonish tone.
>  But clearly he is paying homage to the other, so I am finding it ...
almost
>  sweet.
>  
>  Plus, can one ever have too much of wacky GI's cruising around WWII
Europe? 
>  
>





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