Slow Learner

[Daniel Harper]

I finished M&D last week, and decided to read through Slow Learner at a fairly 
slow pace before jumping back into the novels. So far I've only read the 
introduction and "Small Rains", the latter of which I really didn't care much 
for at first. But going through it again this afternoon left me with a 
greater respect for the story -- it's clear that many of the features that we 
associate with the greatness of Pynchon are apparent even in this relatively 
weak story.

I love the evocative use of language in the story. Probably my favorite image 
comes from page 40 of my copy: "A hundred yards away, one by one, like giant 
insects, army helicopters were taking off to see what was left of Creole." 
Not the best of Pynchon, to be sure, but a strange image that sticks in my 
mind.
-- 
No reference to the present day is intended or should be inferred.
--Daniel Harper
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