In Which These are the Hundred Greatest Novels

[Dave Monroe]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Dave Monroe
<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://thisrecording.com/today/2011/3/10/in-which-these-are-the-hundred-greatest-novels.html

26. V. by Thomas Pynchon

Christmas Eve, 1955, Benny Profane, wearing black levis, suede jacket,
sneakers and big cowboy hat, happened to pass through Norfolk,
Virginia. Given to sentimental impulses, he thought he'd look in on
the Sailor's Grave, his old tin can's tavern on East Main Street.

I am not entirely sure why so many first novels are so good. It's
probably because you have the most amount of time to think about it.
With Pynchon, the bloom remained on the rose. Satire is always fresher
upon its first invocation, like any spell.

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