audio version

[Victor Lazzarini]

Hints of the great Cortazar novel Hopscotch? The Open Work and all that?
One of the books of the 20th century for me.

Victor

On 18 Nov 2009, at 16:37, Paul Mackin wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <kelber at mindspring.com>
> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:15 AM
> Subject: IVIV: audio version
>
>
>> My husband's only read V and COL49, but I suggested he try IV,  
>> since he lived in LA during the 70s.  He got the audio tape and  
>> said he liked the descriptions of people and places, but he thought  
>> the plot was weird and disjointed.  Oh well, that's Pynchon, he  
>> supposed.  After a while, it dawned on him:  his CD player was set  
>> to randomize the tracks - he'd listened to the story completely out  
>> of order.
>>
>> Maybe it's worth reading that way?  Then people, places and  
>> atmosphere would take precedence over the weak plot.
>
> Years back when the p-list was giving advice to new readers of GR I  
> suggested starting with random sampling in various parts of the book  
> before going to the beginning. That way you get some experience with  
> the Pynchon style and  some inkling of the kind of thing to look for  
> and what not to worry about. After that the serious linear read- 
> through wll be less bewildering.
>
> P (probably the earlier reader of GR and Pynchon in general in the p- 
> list although Doug comes close)
>