AtD (spoilers) Tautologies

[Andrew Lack]

Yes, been having that same feeling too... not to mention all the annoying
'and so forths' and 'after alls' (see especially the final lines on pages
106 and 137)...

How could a man who must have a sharper understanding than most about the
importance of posterity have let it happen?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of Ya Sam
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:29 PM
To: kelber at mindspring.com; pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: AtD (spoilers) Tautologies

After page 200 I have a very unpleasant feeling that the editing was done in

a hurry, (maybe in order to present the book for the National Book Award in 
time, don't know) therefore some stylistic lapses are a letdown, (e.g. p. 
213 'Reef found himself' two times in the same paragraph, not to mention all

the 'is alls') especially alongside some awesome passages of comsic beauty.


>From: kelber at mindspring.com
>Reply-To: kelber at mindspring.com
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: AtD (spoilers) Tautologies
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:00:03 -0500 (EST)
>
>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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