Tim Ware on AtD

[David Morris]

I would like reviewers to let us know how they regard AtD relative to
MD.  For instance, what was Tim's take on MD?  Did he also think it
was one to be read "again and again?"  Sure, I liked it, but I haven't
read it a second time (not that I won't sometime).  But (and here it
comes again) GR demanded, DEMANDED, to be read again and again.  And
it payed off with each subsequent reading.  But that's partly because
it was a veritable maze, intentionally, and the twisted paths really
built together into huge cohesive work of art.  AtD is already said by
some to be a more linear read, as was MD.  What, exactly would
motivate an "again and again" reading.

And how many of us have a list of books that we'd want to read "again
and again?"

David Morris

On 11/7/06, Tore Rye Andersen <torerye at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Tim Ware has the following to say about AtD:
>
> "First, I am about half way through Against the Day (don't ask...) and it's amazing. It's really the culmination of all that Pynchon has written before, with the myriad characters, humor, technology, intricate structure and wonderful writing that are the hallmarks of his writing. It almost seems as if all these books were written at the same time, interweaving characters and themes ... a world that Pynchon has created and into which he allows us to peer every so often, this time for 1085 pages! I'm sure longtime fans will be mightily pleased with this latest view. This is one to be read again and again."
>