AtD (spoilers) Tautologies

[kelber at mindspring.com]

You make a good point.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jordan Fink <jordan at riseup.net>

>
>around page 200, the style shifts to a western tale, the accents change
>and the nerrator develops a frontier colarado accents. the repeating
>phrases are indicative of an Oral Tradition.
>
>
>From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov@[omitted]>
>To: kelber@[omitted], pynchon-l@[omitted]
>Subject: Re: AtD (spoilers) Tautologies
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:29:27 +0200
>
>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@[omitted]
>>Reply-To: kelber@[omitted]
>>To: pynchon-l@[omitted]
>>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@[omitted]>
>> >Sent: Nov 28, 2006 2:38 PM
>> >To: pynchon-l@[omitted]
>> >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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