V-2: Re: BDSL, 1- Genetic Therapy for Inherent Vice

[Robin Landseadel]

On Aug 18, 2010, at 7:05 AM, Carvill, John wrote:

> << I don't like reading V., the dialog is embryonic, the set-ups are
> tedious, the characters cardboard. The more I read V., the less I like
> it. >>
>
> Well, there's a *lot* of great stuff in there. But 'V.' is a  
> terrifically hard book to get into, at least it was for me,  
> initially. I really had to force myself through it, first time  
> round. I would never, under any circumstances, recommend it to  
> anyone as their first Pynchon.

As far as I can tell, I've read everything else by TRP. Most  
everything else by Pynchon is so much easier  for me to read,  
including CoL49.  I relished Inherent Vice, am still finding new  
resonances and shades of meaning in that piece of crap.

So obviously I don't know what I'm talking about.