IVIV (8): Intro

[Dave Monroe]

Okay, despite the fact that this is technically only the sixth hosting
stint of this, the inaugural Pynchon-L Inherent Vice "group read"
(vs., say, grope?), IVIV (whatever it is we might eventualy
determine--or not--that that stands for), I've decided--as it won't so
far as I can tell, contradict anything we've done so far vis a vis
IV--to used IVIV (8) in the headers instead, as in, IV group reading
of IV, Ch. 8.  Again, precedent would have this be IVIV (6) instead,
but ...

.. but earlier uses this tim around of the chapter number in the
ubject heading suggested that, hey, that might not be a bad idea after
all, and, as we (a) have clearly marked chapters numbers for ionce to
work with in the first place, and (2) as each segment this read 'round
tends to be a full chapter (if not a couple/three of 'em) anyway ...

Well, something for y'all to complain back @ me about, if nothing else, so ...

... so here 'tis, IVIV (8), in which I attempt to, if not demonstrate,
suggest strongly that not only is there more than meets the reading
eye in the ne(est) novel, but that it might well be read as, if not
necesarily a key, or even a map, perhaps a ... a lexicon, perhaps, for
the earlier books, not in the least of those Gravity's Rainbow.  Let
me know how that works for y'all ...