does AtD rock?

[rich]

I think so.  first couple attempts at GR were fruitless but reading lot 49
and then V. made the next assault on GR's summit that much easier. and after
reading GR, readings of what followed were/are even easier.

Rich


On 7/10/07, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> GR had the advantage of being there first, and having its initial way with
> us when we were younger.  I still prefer "Naked Lunch" to Burrough's later
> works.  Is it really that much better, or am I different, in part from
> reading that first mind-blower?
>
> Henry M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris [mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:38 AM
> To: Henry
> Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: Re: does AtD rock?
>
> I might not be as easily rocked now versus then either.  But GR still
> rocks me, and ATD not as much.
>
> On 7/10/07, Henry <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's also difficult to completely remove who I am, e.g. a more
> > experienced/mature Pynchon reader, from my life in general, let alone
> from
> > my reading of ATD, and particularly from my initial reading of it.  This
> is
> > "the author's fault," though "not entirely." It takes a little more rock
> > to rock me than it used to; not jaded, just not as easily tilted.
>
>
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