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

[Thomas Beshear]

Possibly, though I can't be sure yet -- each long chapter shifts character 
POV focus; where I'm reading now, Richard Katz is on the periphery.

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Any indication that he is to embody--or satirize?---the Keep Cool But Care
maxim?



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I noticed that too. So far, Richard -- despite his womanizing and drug 
abuse -- 
comes across as the most level-headed and centered of the characters,
particularly as they age. I'm enjoying the book a lot.

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>From page 67 of Franzen's Freedom:

"Richard [the cool guy] was wearing a black T-shirt and reading a paperback
novel with a big V on the cover." =