The Iron Heel

Dave Monroe monropolitan at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 6 12:56:12 CST 2007


--- kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> I read it a couple-three years ago.  It's got more
> in common with 1984, in that it's a dystopian novel.
>  The descriptions of rioting, with both left and
> right indiscrimnately caught up, is one of the high
> points of the book.  The weakest part is the
> one-dimensional hero Everhard -- good-guy visionary,
> end of story.  I don't see much dialogue with the
> subtleties of ATD.

I don't know about dialogue, but there being thematic
similarities, and Pynchon being, well, Pynchon ...


 
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