AtD Review in WPost This Sunday

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I have tried this in most of the bookstores in my area, hoping that
they'd screw up and just sell me one without knowing it wasn't
supposed to be released for a week.   Basically, if I was on a walk
and passed a bookstore, I'd pop my head in and ask.  I think only the
Brookline Booksmith knew what was up, because apparently one of their
staff members is a Pynchon fan and has been talking about it forever.

On 11/15/06, Will Layman <WillLayman at comcast.net> wrote:
> Yardley is pretty well on the record as not appreciating Pynchon and
> his ilk.  In my experience, he has become a dogmatic and close-minded
> reviewer, an older guy lamenting an era that has passed.  That said,
> he has loved some books that I love too -- mostly the Michael Chabon
> novels.
>
> I'd be stunned if he reviewed AtD.
>
> By the way, unable to resist, I went into a local Barnes and Noble
> this evening and tried to talk some people into selling me one early,
> claiming I was leaving the country for a month and didn't want to
> wait until next year to read the book.  I got stared at funny.  Then
> I was told that books are absolutely not put on sale until the
> release date, and that the boxes are sealed and labeled, etc.  I
> believe I said, "Aw, c'mon, there's got to be one back there out of
> the box, baby, . . . ."
>
> No dice.
>
> I wait.
>
> -- Will Layman
>
> On Nov 15, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Ya Sam wrote:
>
> > Any reason to be vigilant/sceptical/outraged/excited?
> >
> >
> >> From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> >> To: Pynchon-L <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >> Subject: AtD Review in WPost This Sunday
> >> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:59:16 -0500
> >>
> >> god I hope not J Yardley
> >>
> >> rich
> >
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