"reading IV is like playing Grand Theft Auto"

alice wellintown alicewellintown at gmail.com
Tue Oct 13 12:59:36 CDT 2009


Yes, and surfing the internet and watching porn on the Internet and
cartoons on Youtube and so on.

On 10/12/09, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I actually had that thought while reading IV. I think it's a very
> useful comparison, whether or not P has ever played the game.
>
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Matt Selman on a Time blog:
> >
> > "Reading Inherent Vice feels like playing Grand Theft Auto.  The game
> > is like a novelization of Grand Theft Auto:  Gordita Beach."  Ten
> > similarities follow.
> >
> > http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/2009/10/09/gta-iv-inherent-vice-city/?xid=rss-topstories
> >
>
>



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