ATDTDA (33) - p. 942 chick lit?

[Michael Bailey]

Laura wrote:
> p. 942:  "It was her old need for some kind of transcendence ..."
>
>  Where's the multi-layered, enigmatic TRP in this paragraph?  This explicit rendering of what's going on in Yashmeen's mind seems to be more in the realm of "chick lit."  An homage?  Or is Pynchon just off his game here?
>

the dismissive tone brings to mind Neville & Nigel,
when we first meet her -
"Oh it's only old Yashmeen"

Might I suggest that Yashmeen, like so many of us, despite
a vision (the roulette system) that provides her and Reef and Cyprian
the means of living well, is here dismissing the visionary or transcendent.

There is both tragedy and comedy in this book, and I think
one of the biggest tragedies is Yashmeen (and Kit) abandoning
their pursuit of math.  Not that I blame them...