ATDTDA On Pearl Street, twangs of conscience

[rich]

On 7/2/07, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> This section (bottom of p. 331 and on) is a weak point of the book,
> IMO.  Vibe and Walker sitting
> around, kind of gleefully rubbing their hands ( a la the Simpsons'
> Montomery Burns) OPENLY
> admitting the conspiracy, more or less admitting to the murder of the
> elder Traverse.  As a
> Pynchon fan, I like my conspiracies hinted at or implied, whether by
> glance or grafitti.  Spelled
> out and over-exposited (expositioned?), it comes across as cheap
> melodramatics.
>
> Laura
> _______________________


it does fit within the typical western revenge story that was prevalent in
the pulps. lots of melodrama (herein) in the last three books, eh?

rich
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