Yet more reviews

Jasper Fidget jasper at hatguild.org
Sun Nov 26 14:23:14 CST 2006


Sorry, I was needlessly vague.  The Chums of Chance consist of *five*
members is all I was implying.  Randolph, Lindsay, Miles, Darby, Chick.

On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 11:28 -0800, Richard Melo wrote:
> I am not certain if there's an error or if it's a spoiler. I did botch
> another sentence featuring the Chums.
> 
> 
> On 11/26/06, Jasper Fidget <jasper at hatguild.org> wrote:
>         On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 14:47 +0200, Ya Sam wrote:
>         
>         > Thomas Pynchon unpacks a big-bang story
>         > Sunday, November 26, 2006
>         > RICHARD MELO
>         > T homas Pynchon's new novel, "Against the Day," is not a new
>         "Star Wars"
>         > movie. Nor is it the next installment in the "Harry Potter"
>         series. 
>         >
>         >
>         http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1164056114252360.xml&coll=7
>         
>         Nice review, Richard.  It's nice to read one by somebody who
>         knows what
>         they're talking about.  On the other hand, Chick Counterfly
>         insists upon
>         a correction, unless this is a spoiler:
>         
>         "Always on the periphery when not front and center are the
>         Chums of 
>         Chance, a band of four balloonist adventurers for hire with a
>         dog of
>         above-average intelligence."
>         
>         
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> . . . . . . .
> Richard Melo
> Portland, Oregon
> http://misconstrue.net




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