Pynchon's work influences Jonathan Franzen---V. esp. maybe here

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I started, and quickly discarded Franzen's first novel, The Twenty-seventh City.  There's a gratuitous mention of Pynchon somewhere early on, and I couldn't help thinking he was an untalented Pynchon wannabe.  Haven't read anything of his since.  Is (are?) The Corrections really worth reading?

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tore Rye Andersen <torerye at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 7, 2010 3:10 AM
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: RE: Pynchon's work influences Jonathan Franzen---V. esp. maybe here
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>From page 67 of Franzen's Freedom:
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>"Richard [the cool guy] was wearing a black T-shirt and reading a paperback novel with a big V on the cover."