AD review in the New York Observer??

[davemarc]

Hi, List (cc Chris)--

I've been wondering about that myself. Is there a librarian out there with
access to The New York Observer?

On the website an excerpt says: "I ought to be writing about Thomas Pynchon.
His gargantuan new novel. But I've lost confidence in Mr. Pynchon, who hasn'
t written a good book since Gravity's Rainbow, 33 years ago, and so I found
I couldn't force myself to read the whole of Against the Day: I couldn't kid
myself into believing that the 1,085th page would give me greater
satisfaction than 238th. The novel seemed to me, as it did to other critics
who slogged heroically..."

I don't know who the author might be. I find it hard to believe it's Ron
Rosenbaum (who, by the way, is leaving the NYObserver for Slate, where he
will be easier for all to access).

d.

----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Krafft <krafftjm at muohio.edu>

> _Something_ seems to have been published in the December 4
> issue, on page two; but I can't tell by whom or whether it's
> actually a review. Any subscribers out there who can say, or
> provide copy? thanks.