About BE's cover art

[John Bailey]

I just bought the paperback (I don't think the hard copy was shipped
to Australia - probably just not enough of a market) and it really is
a terribly ugly cover! No hint of colour that I can see, except for
perhaps some super dark green that might just be my imagination.

I did finally realise what an oddball I looked holding up a novel so
that light hit it from various angles while in the middle of a busy
bookstore.

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Lemuel Underwing <luunderwing at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hah, only you, good sir. But that was because I had a few too many Mimosas
> this morning with Brunch, on account of (this is my story and I'm sticking
> with it) the presence of a few terribly beautiful women at the table with
> me.
> I just use the gmail thing, usually it will give you the option to "reply to
> all" or just plain ol' "reply".
> I also gave up smoking marijuana a few years ago.
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I gave up smoking marijuana in 2001 due to the fact that it was giving
>> me crippling anxiety attacks, a phenomenon about which I had
>> previously harbored an arrogantly dismissive attitude. But boy howdy,
>> when it happens to you...
>>
>> Anyhoo, just so I know, was your reply to my Original Post sent only
>> to me? Or to the Pynchon List in toto?
>>
>> I ask because I'm wondering how the whole thing works.
>>
>> I never get my own OPs to the P-list sent back to me, but those posts
>> do get replies on occasion, so I'm assuming that the P-list does get
>> my OPs.
>>
>> However, when I attempt to reply to a reply, usually that reply only
>> goes to the single individual who replied to my OP!
>>
>> So did the whole P-list get your reply to my OP? Or only me?
>>
>> And if I reply, will the P-list see it? Or do I have to include
>> pynchon-l at waste.org in the "TO" field for that to happen?
>>
>> And, if I do so, is that a breach of your trust in some way, seeing as
>> your reply was intended only for me, and not for the list in toto?
>>
>> Curious,
>> yer old pal Jerky
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Lemuel Underwing <luunderwing at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Quick question, how many joints did you smoke?
>> > Just kidding, I totally agree with you (though I was less impressed w/
>> > the
>> > IV cover), I found it underwhelming until the sun caught it...
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Up until this morning, I thought that the hardcover artwork for
>> >> Pynchon's latest novel was kind of underwhelming, especially when
>> >> compared to the beautiful work that went into the hardcover editions
>> >> of Mason & Dixon, Against the Day and (to a somewhat lesser extent)
>> >> Inherent Vice.
>> >>
>> >> Mason & Dixon had that beautiful transparent overlay/interplay thing
>> >> going on, as did Against the Day, with its replicating of the visual
>> >> peculiarities of Icelandic Spar. Inherent Vice had a beautiful (imo)
>> >> Darshan Zenith painting that reminded me of later day Frank Zappa
>> >> releases (Make a Jazz Noise Here, Them or Us). So, in comparison to
>> >> these, the cover for Bleeding Edge kind of left me cold.
>> >>
>> >> Until this morning.
>> >>
>> >> Yesterday was warm, so last night I opened my window and the drapes to
>> >> let a maximum amount of cool air in overnight. This morning, I woke up
>> >> to a particularly intense sunbeam streaming into my room and directly
>> >> onto the spine of my copy of Bleeding Edge, causing it to virtually
>> >> explode in a super-intense rainbow of dazzling colors. The effect was
>> >> so intense, it took my breath away. I have never before seen such a
>> >> stunningly executed example of camouflaged color in commercial
>> >> artwork.
>> >>
>> >> Quite a nice way for this Pynchon fanatic to wake up this morning, let
>> >> me tell you! Hats off to Evan Gaffney for his stellar work on
>> >> Pynchon's behalf.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers!
>> >> yer old pal Jerky
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