Is this Book just a book? (was re: Religious Fundamentalism in Orwell

[barbara100 at jps.net]

kfl:
>in 1973, when gravity's rainbow came out, you'd probably have been arguing that the war is south east asia plays no role in it cause you cannot find the word "vietnam" anywhere in the novel ...> 

I think he probably did argue that, just last year. And again, the frame of reference was what an asshole Doug was for thinking GR "alludes" to Vietnam, when "clearly and obviously" it's about WWII.