Book Review of Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon

[Simon Bryquer]

Having nothing of their own, critics are the vultures of the arts, 
scavenging what belong to others. Otherwise they cannot live their sad and 
desperate existence.



SB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mackin" <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Book Review of Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon


> 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