Pynchon's endings

[Monte Davis]

DH:

>I believe understanding Pynchon is really a lifelong project....

You bet. Like David Casseres, I envy you that first-time thrill. But inevitably, just like us jaded old geezers, you'll begin to notice tiny flaws: the occasional infelicity of style, the unresolved metaphor, the verbal tic.

Slowly, inexorably, it will dawn on you that -- contrary to first impressions that P is an omniscient deity -- he's merely one of the greatest novelists ever.

Sad, really.