Rating ATD

[bandwraith at aol.com]

"The group read gave me a lot of new insights into ATD and made me 
appreciate
the book much more.  But it didn't alter my estimation of how it ranks 
with
TRP's other novels:

1. GR
2. V(the young Pynchon) tied with M&D (the mature Pynchon)
3. COL49
4. ATD
5. Vineland

Laura"


For me ATD broke new ground for Pynchon. I'm still not
sure he can handle love, but the relationships between
Reef-Cyprian-Yashmeen, Frank and Stray, even Deuce-
Lake-Sloat, I found to be interestingly handled.