AtDTDA 32: Fantasia on a Fantasia of Thomas Tallis Pt. 3

Bryan Snyder wilsonistrey at gmail.com
Thu May 15 18:03:51 CDT 2008


I can't do that... Lol... I have a terrible habit of looking up everything I
don't understand... If I try for a while.. Then I'll make peace...

Lol.. Laura's is great advice for the someone being introduced to TRP...


On 5/15/08 6:31 PM, "kelber at mindspring.com" <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I'd add:  make peace with the fact that you don't always understand what
> you're reading, and read on.
> 
> Laura
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> 
>> When I tell new readers of Pynchon how to approach him (if asked, or if I
>> give a book):
>>   
>>  I say keep in mind three things. 1) They are comic--and hilarious    2) Play
>> mentally with
>>  it---it is layered metaphors            3) Don't be set back by what you
>> think you need to know.
>>  
>        
> 





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