newbie alert

[Steve Maas]

Couldn't agree more with David here.  Life is uncertain, have desert first.

Steve Maas

From: Trev
>Having trawled the web and done a little reading around I am coming to the 
>conclusion that the place to start my initiation to his works
>should be the 'easier' read 'Crying of Lot 49'.  Just want a simple
>yes or no as to whether people think this is the best place to start?

From: David Morris
>I suggest from personal experience that you start with his best, 
> >_Gravity's Rainbow_.  It's were I started, and its the best one,
>so why delay the best experience?  Pynchon is not hard to read,
>only hard to synthesize.  But for the first time you should focus
>on the fun, the sensual, and on whatever catches your fancy.  Don't try to 
>maintain the control of "understanding" as
>a true acid-head would tell you.  Just let go and read it.



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