Best novel of the quarter century
loathsome toad
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Tue May 23 08:39:41 CDT 2006
> I've only made it through M&D once, about six years ago. And,
> although it
> doesn't measure up to GR, it is by no means a turd. That really is
> just
> hyperbole and unspecific.
>
> It is maybe overly long and maybe lacking in unifying structure
> (beyond P's
> ever-present memes). But it is still often beautifully written and
> often
> funny.
That is what I remember about Mason & Dixon most.........
laughing out loud many times and being impressed, as usual,
by the scope of the book.
And Pynchon's jokes, puns and songs always make it
a bit easier to travel down the same road with him.
But like so many other people, Gravity's Rainbow is the
one that still shines most brightly for me, of all of
Pynchon's works.
grey raining,
bill2
the brightest light.
"The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." ___ W. S. B.
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