Pynchon mention

[CyrusGeo at netscape.net]

MalignD at aol.com wrote:

><<and Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" (1973), which depicted a
>nightmarish world in love with death and torn between acute paranoia and
>fears of random chaos. [...]>>
>
>Michiko Kakutani once, referring to GR, described Slothrop as "sinister," 
>suggesting to me that she's never read the book.

Moreover, there is nothing nightmarish about the world of GR. Unless of course one sees the real world as a nightmare too ... but, then, that would be another story... Aaah, those pret-a-porter phrases de la critique...

Cyrus


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