IVIV20: Maybe then, 368-369

[Mark Kohut]

True re 'noir'...but many noirs end with the PI sorta just like he was AND the power structure defeated one more time.

Here, not. 

--- On Wed, 2/3/10, Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: IVIV20: Maybe then, 368-369
> To: "P-list" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 9:03 PM
>  Mark Kohut wrote:
> > Yea, dark...sadly so....
> 
> hmmm, well, it *is* a noir...
> 
> I have a lot of reactions to the book, mostly positive,
> but
> rather fragmentary right at the moment
> 
> I wish Dave Monroe would share what he's hinting at about
> "consider this book in the light of the author's other
> work" -
> hope Dave is doing ok, it is worrisome.
> 
> one thing that keeps occurring to me, for no logical
> reason,
> is that a "Doc" series wouldn't be a bad thing...
> the Bourne franchise comes to mind
> 
> another thing that crosses my mind is to compare the
> novel to a video game, where the character has succeeded
> in his quest and is obviously headed for the next episode
> -
> he's got a nearly full pack of cigs and whatever's left of
> the 10k he won...
> 
> so I guess, this book, which is wrapped up pretty neatly
> and self-contained, to me seems to be calling for a sequel
> 
> I liked the characters, plot, language, ideas, pretty well
> and
> wouldn't mind following Doc through another conglomeration
> -
> 
> 
> 
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