AtD 806 - general (spoilerish) impressions so far

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When you get a second pass at the novel, you realize that much of what you were rushing thorugh (to get at the good stuff) is the good stuff. First pass, through the books seems uneven. Second pass, not so. . . . 

And yes, that section contains many of the best passages of the book.
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From: "Tore Rye Andersen" <torerye at hotmail.com>
> I just finished reading the account of Kit's journey through the blasted and 
> magical terrain of Central Asia and Siberia, and the description of the 
> Tunguska Event, and those 60 pages or so are simply amazing. This is truly 
> more than we could have hoped for, and these past 60 pages - along with many 
> other passages in the novel - easily surpass both Vineland and M&D, IMO. AtD 
> is more uneven than both of these novels, but at its best, it's clearly 
> Pynchon's best writing since GR. And now I'm off to bed, and some hopefully 
> very weird dreams.
> 
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