TRP as autobiographer

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Johnbonbailey:

<<... but if you ask whether P is being deceitful in the Intro, I'd say sure, 
 as much as anyone will be writing such a personal piece like this ...>>

What does this mean?  "As much as anyone" establishes a baseline for 
everyone.  It's like saying Pynchon probably has two eyes. 

<<We probably shouldn't take it at face value  that this is P's only voice 
...>>

I think this is probably safe to say, yes.

<<Vineland itself seems so personal and the characters so  much more lovingly 
rendered that I can't help but think its in part a very  skillfully written 
reminiscence ...  Of course, all of the autobiography is wrapped up in other 
stuff, and cos we  don't know that much of his life, is pretty much 
irrelevant to us.>>

Am I following this?  You think it's reminiscence, although we can't know and 
it's all irrelevant anyway?