NM Einfach durchziehen

[Otto]

Is it a negative review?

In my impression it's a "normal" well-meaning review, just like the
other ones that I've read (and postet here). I think the the novel is
generally seen very positive by the reviewers over here:

http://www.ottosell.de/pynchon/vice/viceindex.htm#links-nm

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You might also notice something else even in the first pages: please
never forget "that Charles Manson and the Vietcong are both called
Charlie."  That has got to mean something.

--- not sure I got that:
Mag es auch auf den ersten Seiten anders erscheinen: Bitte vergessen
Sie niemals, »dass Charles Manson und der Vietcong ebenfalls Charlie
heißen.« Irgendwas hat es bestimmt zu bedeuten.

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I'm not quite sure of that too, but what I thought was: Now, this has
got no meaning at all, no matter what Sauncho (p. 119) and/or the
reviewer might think about it.



2010/10/17 Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>:
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Michael Bailey
> <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> a try at translation.  I'm no German scholar (obviously) but to me
>> this guy's prose is a little bit loose and informal sometimes.
>
> I'd go further than that and say it's not that well written, and I
> really don't think it's just because it's a negative review, although
> I probably would refrain from mentioning my impression in the case of
> a positive one.
>
>
> --
> - "Only thing that makes life a gain
> is a southbound ticket on a southbound train"
>