Interlude: If James Wood Supposes...

[Natália Maranca]

> Why does James Woods feel that fiction written with a birds-eye view
> and baked with a sprig of absurdity is somehow illegitimate?
>

He didn't hate it, I guess that's a start.

I guess I read Pynchon for the "pyrotechnics" but at the same time long
> for characters I could care about and a decent plot once in a while.
>

I just read it because his world is so much more interesting and fascinating
than the 'real' one.

TRP's novels aren't psychological studies, so, in theory anyway, realistic
> characters aren't required (though they sure wouldn't hurt).  He sort of has
> generalized types: hedonist, seeker, no-nonsense sanguine types (Merle,
> Dally, Frank, Stray).
>

Mostly they fit in these types, but that's a big restriction.
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