Well I just reread Vineland and the news is still bad...

[David Morris]

I don't think there's any doubt that GR is superior to all other of
Pynchon's books.  It is more dense, more intense, more poetic, much
more obscure and more experimental.  I think it was both a product of
its time and of Pynchon's prime.  Also, I'm sure he's not smoking as
much dope or dropping as much acid as he was back then.

AtD doesn't suck, and mediocre Pynchon is still superior to most
other's best.  But I still think Vineland was a big stinker.

David Morris

On 6/12/07, Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
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> On Jun 12, 2007, at 5:05 PM, robinlandseadel at comcast.net wrote:
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> >  what is it that makes GR superior to AtD?
>
> My sneaking suspicion is that GR ISN'T really superior to AtD, or isn't THAT much superior.
>
> Our disappointment with the latest book may be mostly a product of the passage of time.  Thirty five years ago Pynchon's innovative approach to fiction writing was still fresh.   It no longer is.
>