John Barth Vs. Pynchon

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Richard Romeo wrote:  I did like very much The Sot-Weed
Factor but I don't believe it has  the richness of
M&D--Barth has admitted to culling material from an
> encyclopedia for background.  Who can guess how much Mr. Pynchon digested
> over the years for M&D.
> 
> Rich


I don't like this yankees mets yankees mets, Tommy Agee dies
yesterday btw, but Sot-Weeds as good as they get for me.
Great novel!