Pynchon's literary genius

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< At any rate, even "geniuses," even "great" texts, are not necessarily
 "perfect," certainly not for each and every reader.  Which by no means is
 necessarily any sort of condemnation ...>>

I think what was being referred to initially is a circular reduction of the 
sort--

How do you know Pynchon is a genius?  He wrote GR.

How could Pynchon write a book like GR?  Because he's a genius.

--not usually expressed quite so baldly, but a recurring illogic on this 
list.