Preparation for "the Day"...

[Lawrence Bryan]

My main advice is to buy a paperback edition and rip it apart so you  
can read it comfortably. I never could find a good comfortable place  
to read the hardback.

Lawrence

On Nov 10, 2008, at 6:28 AM, Guy Ian Scott Pursey wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I’ve put it off long enough - so I’m thinking of beginning Against  
> The Day this December and seeing if I can finish it in a month  
> (highly unlikely but the Christmas vacation may give me a fighting  
> chance).
>
> Could any of you advise me of what I might do to ready myself for  
> this daunting task? I was thinking something along the lines of this  
> primer for Gravity’s Rainbow… http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_grintro.html
>
> If each of you could just name one thing that I might quickly read  
> up on before December so the experience won’t make me feel like a  
> complete idiot, I’d greatly appreciate it. No spoilers though please J
>
> Or if you think I should begin without any prior and deliberate  
> preparation, let it be known and I’ll consider diving in and seeing  
> what happens.
>
> Thanks,
> Guy

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