reading Pynchon

[rich]

doubt IV will be taught in high school or college, doug

too many mentions of wimmens bits
respectfully

rich

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Doug Millison <dougmillison at comcast.net> wrote:
> Having read the various posts in this thread, I'll stick with my attitude of
> gratitude, that at age 57  I'm not reading Inherent Vice in a high school or
> college class with a professor telling me how I should or should not read it
> or discuss it or think about it, I'm quite happy to read and think about it
> and discuss it as I wish, absolutely.  Your mileage may vary, of course.  If
> you want somebody telling you how to think about this or any other Pynchon
> novel, what's acceptable or unacceptable when it comes to reading and
> discussing a book,  go for it. I think we have at least one, maybe more
> people like that in our very midst here on Pynchon-l, and they seem to
> dispense their advice quite freely, thanks. Some of it is actually
> interesting to read and ponder, even if I should choose not to take their
> approach in my own reading.
>