Critical Thinking

[rich]

something ive been mulling over in my mind recently--do you find
yourself having conversations with the novels you read (and indirectly
the novelist I suppose), I mean arguments, questions, confusions,
anger at times, too. I wonder why despite feeling somewhat negative
about Pynchon's last two books I continue to engage them. Far be it
for me to want to be one of those guys or gals who harp ad nauseum
about the things they obviously hate. I mean if you dont feel the need
to argue with the writer you're reading, that must mean something.
Pynchon has really annoyed me the last few yrs (much of which
admittedly is not his fault--Ive changed, he hasn't or maybe he has
who knows).  there seems to be some benefit for me to argue with him.
guess i'll just continue on with that

rich