ATDTDA (5.1) - The Etienne-Louis Malus

[davemarc]

From: <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
>
> Well, the Vormance Expedition is AtD's 9/11. When the "metorite" rolls
into
> town, around page 150, I'm sure we'll get into more detail, but the
> "Vormance Expedition" is Pynchon's vision of 9/11, moved into the
> time zone and period ambience of Against the Day..
>
That might be overstating the case, minimizing the similarity of this
section to the writings of H.P. Lovecraft or even Bram Stoker or Mary
Shelley.

Anyone else feel that way?

d.