AtD RE: ATD Spoilers

[Carvill John]

Also the introductions routinely dislose plot elements. Obviously plot is 
not the most important aspect in, say, Madame Bovary, but I would hate to 
have read the intro first. I also find you tend to get a lot more out of 
introductions once you've read the book.

One of the great many aspects for which Pynchon is noatble, is that (and 
please do correct me if I'm wrong in saying this) none of the editions of 
any of his books carries an introduction.


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>>On Oct 30, 2006, at 12:49 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:
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>>>On Oct 30, 2006, at 11:20 AM, David Morris wrote:
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>> >>On 10/29/06, Carvill John <johncarvill@[omitted]> wrote:
>>> >I always read the introduction last.
>>>
>> >Same here.  I don't like to be told whats important in the book I've
>> >yet to read.  I'd like to figure that out for myself.
>>
>>>David Morris
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>
>>Might have to disagree
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>>Don't have to think of it as being told what's important, but only  what 
>>someone else thinks important.
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>>It's good to have the ideas of others to bounce your own off of.
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>>Sometimes you don't know what to think until presented with something  you 
>>can disagree with.
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>>Understanding  is a  social experience.
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>Might have to agree (with Paul, that is): An introduction is the equivalent 
>of a suggested route through a dense forest. Taking the suggested route 
>will probably get you through the forest in one piece, but there are an 
>almost infinite number of other possible routes through the forest. Some 
>will lead you directly into a mud pond, others will lead you past the cave 
>of the forest trolls, but if you trust your own judgment, you'll probably 
>find your own way through the forest, without relying too much on the 
>suggested route.
>

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