Re: IVIV: chapter seven—Eel Trovatore

[rich]

purposefully sloppy--how does one prove that?
if u don't know if there is any depth how can u say its hidden
Pynchon I  believe wrote a pretty straightforward novel for good or ill
Nixon Atlantis Ho Lemuria--profound its not

rich

On 9/23/09, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think these criticisms are snarky at best.  They're all attacking
> what is IV's attitude/voice which is supposed to be laid-back
> stoner-LA.  It's purposefully sloppy diction.  I don't think it's bad
> writing.  It IS cartoonish, purposefully so.  If there is any depth
> going on here (and I don't know that there is), it's hidden
> underneath.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think these are all fair criticisms.
>>
>>
>> On 9/22/09, malignd at aol.com <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>>> Let's look at this again.
>>>
>>>    ''I'm Chlorinda, what'll it be," A waitress in a combination Nehru
>>> jacket and Hawaiian-print shirt, just long enough to qualify as a
>>> minidress, and with a set of vibes that didn't help sharpen anybody's
>>> appetite.
>>>
>>> [What is a "set" of vibes?]
>