Book Review of Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon
Paul Mackin
mackin.paul at verizon.net
Sat Aug 25 11:20:06 CDT 2012
On 8/25/2012 7:33 AM, alice wellintown wrote:
> His review, as I noted, is as much an attack
> on those who praise the book and books of its kind, as it is an attack
> on book itself . . .
There's a lot of truth to what Alice says, I think. And so the
question arises, is this kind of attack blameworthy? Yes, I think so.
Belittling the beliefs of others just to make a name for yourself is mean.
But it's his shtick and it serves him well. It's a jungle out here on
the Internet.
P
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