AtD (spoilers) Tautologies

[kelber at mindspring.com]

His repeated use of "a couple-three" also grates.  On the other hand, the book is filled with wonderful Pynchon passages, such as the paragraph that starts on the bottom of p. 580, continues to p.581.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 28, 2006 2:38 PM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: AtD (spoilers) Tautologies
>
>I am a bit irritated by the tautological constructions in AtD, the first 
>being in the blurb itself "strange occurrences occur''. Just two examples 
>(but there are more)
>
>p. 198 'He sought Sloat's eyes with his one undamaged one'
>
>or p. At the Casino, back in the back rooms...
>
>I find it a tad jarring.
>
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