ATD sighting/Spoiler-ish--opening lines

[Carvill John]

Agree. So far with section headings, first line, hydrogen balloon, etc. 
we've only had stuff that we'll all find out immediately on opening the 
book. But anything else, especially broad brushstroke stuff such as themes 
etc. should definitely be clearly marked with a Spoiler Warning.

For my part, I'll be dropping out fairly soon - my wife is about to give 
birth, so I'll likely end up reading great swathes of ATD-related p-list 
posts in retrospect. Even so, I'm guessing most folk around here will prefer 
to go through the book itself in relative isolation, maybe arranging a group 
read later on?

As for Pynchon singling up all his lines for one last big book, I reckon 
this is 50/50 speculation. I hope this won't be his last book of course, but 
ealy signs seem to indicate it's going to be a good one. Still I can't 
imagine a writer like Pynchon 'retiring'.........

Cheers
JC





>
> > There were links on the Spoiler page on "when to stop the Spoiler
> > Policy" -- but when to start?
> >
>My vote: Now. Especially now.
>
>Some readers here really appreciate the element of surprise when it comes 
>to
>discovering what's in Pynchon's latest. Spoiler warnings enable everyone to
>post freely while protecting the surprise-lovers from finding out too much
>too soon.
>
>d.
>

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