Daw's GR summaries question

kelber at mindspring.com kelber at mindspring.com
Fri Jun 2 14:41:32 CDT 2006


I've noticed these mistakes too.  Example: saying that Pokler actually has sex with his daughter in what's clearly meant to be a fantasy sequence.  It's useful as a quick summary, though.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Pollock <ahpollock at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 2, 2006 2:43 PM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Daw's GR summaries question
>
>I've just begun re-reading GR, and I've checked in every so often with Daw's
>summaries of the chapters.  I've noticed mistakes in almost every summary
>I've read, things like attributing actions or thoughts to one character when
>they seem to belong to another.
>
>My question is, am I wrong?  His is an ambitious project, but if no one else
>has noticed these types of mistakes, I've got a bit of re-reading to do.
>
>Best,
>Andrew




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