a quick question

dedalus204 at comcast.net dedalus204 at comcast.net
Tue May 4 09:59:59 CDT 2004


I don't know about weight loss or diets per se, but food plays a pretty significant roll  (ta-dum) in his work.  The hilarious wine jellies scene and the "pus pudding" conversation in GR are a good start.

Bon appetit.



> I hoped the collective mind here might help me ponder a quick question.
> 
> I'm in a book club, and have been justifiably accused although in an 
> unjustifiably exaggerated way of relating every book we've ever read to 
> something in Pynchon.
> 
> I'm worried that, to thwart this tendency of mine, that the next book will 
> be Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution. Now while I wouldn't have any problems 
> with references to revolution, here's my question (actually posed to me by 
> our next "picker"):
> 
> >You've found answers/references to nearly everything in Pynchon. How about 
> >weight loss diets?
> 
> I'd appreciate any & all help & advice.
> 
> 
> |===|
> 
> Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net>
> Bay Village, OH 
> 
> 




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