New Member/Question

[Bryan Snyder]

I couldn't read it that way... it took me forever but I couldn't just gloss over stuff I didn't grasp.

Matter of opinion I guess.  

The other person said it best with the "you don't want to die w/o having read GR" -  damn straight.

B

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of kelber at mindspring.com
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:29 AM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: RE: New Member/Question

This is fine for a later reading of GR, but I think the first reading shouldn't be analytical -- read it for the pure experience.  Feel the anxiety and paranoia of not always understanding who is talking or what is happening around you...

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Snyder <wilsonistrey at gmail.com>

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>Go with GR, but get the companion. look up stuff you don't get. use the
>page-by-page in the wiki, dive in as far as you can..
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>At least that's my opinion.
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>From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
>Of Matt Rhodes
>Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:34 PM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: New Member/Question
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>I am a new member to this list, and in fact to Pynchon's writing.  What
>would folks recommend as my first read?  I've heard that Lot 49 is a good
>one to start with, but I'm stubborn enough to try and tackle Gravity's
>Rainbow first (even though I've heard it's a difficult read).  Suggestions?
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>Best,
>Matt Rhodes
>Falls Church, VA 
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