RE: other stoned detectives? Re: finished IV…

[Carvill John]

Is he though? The more reviews I read, coupled with my second proper run through IV itself, makes me question how much of the time Doc is really stoned. He rools joints, and smokes, but to what extent is he really out of it, how much of the time?

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> From: dougmillison at comcast.net
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: Re: other stoned detectives? Re: finished IV…
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:15:10 -0700
>
> Having noted the list of recommendations, still wondering if Doc
> Sportello is unique as a detective who is stoned on pot *continuously*
> from start to finish during the novel.

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