so... who got The Kindly Ones yesterday... hmm?
Hal
hl1313 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 4 15:44:30 CST 2009
There was a good review by Michael Korda on The Daily Beast blog on Feb 25.
hal
----- Original Message -----
From: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
To: <kelber at mindspring.com>
Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: so... who got The Kindly Ones yesterday... hmm?
>i balk all the time except i had a BN gift card to drain so there you go
>
> I was just handed the book this morning by our lovely postal guy (or
> should I say potsal guy?)
>
> the negative review today in the WSJ was funny--she didn't finish the
> book and also seemed to be more hung up about the hype and the
> publishing industry and didn't get around to discussing the book at
> all.
>
> keep y'all posted
>
> rich
>
> On 3/4/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> Hope those early scouts who are plunging ahead will report back to those
>> of
>> us who balk at buying hardcovers.
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com>
>>>Sent: Mar 4, 2009 12:24 PM
>>>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>>Subject: Re: so... who got The Kindly Ones yesterday... hmm?
>>>
>>>Author sounds like a really interesting guy.
>>>
>>>http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988410.html
>>>
>>>Probably will get the book on Kindle and read bits and pieces. (search
>>>function will be useful)
>>>
>>>Understand he's the anti-Pynchon as far as actual research is concerned..
>>>
>>>P
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>>>To: <wilsonistrey at gmail.com>
>>>Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:59 AM
>>>Subject: Re: so... who got The Kindly Ones yesterday... hmm?
>>>
>>>
>>>> should be getting my copy today as I had sent to my job and see that
>>>> it has been delivered.
>>>> this'll be the first novel I've read since I read 2666 a few months ago
>>>> reading lots of newspapers, blogs, email, magazines (always wondered
>>>> how the term magazine can mean a news journal and a place to store
>>>> explosives and/or bullets)
>>>>
>>>> On 3/4/09, Bryan Snyder <wilsonistrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> <raises hand... looks around>
>>>>>
>>>>> B
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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