What next?

[Paul Mackin]

First time reading GR. mostly what I got from it was the pitch perfect
sound of WWII, which, rather unexpectedly, I had missed without realizing
it.  And he had had to do it mostly from research, being just a kid while
it was all going on. A kid with a very observant ear, possibly.  I can't
put it too strongly, how stunned I was over the brilliance. Most of the
"deep" stuff I didn't get. Had to wait for Weisenberger's marvelous little
handbook to come out some years latter.

P


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Only Alice and I are ever "wrong".  Pn different things...Everyone else is
> always right.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 26, 2014, at 4:27 PM, alice malice <alicewmalice at gmail.com> wrote:
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> GR ain't a book you get right, so, go for it and keep us in mind, send us
> some questions, ideas, whatever. The crew is here now doesn't talk much
> Pynchon, but GR always gets them erect. So go for it. It's a magical book.
> Worth it.
>
>
> Not sure if you mean I'm to be the carnival geek here but I'll gladly
>> update you guys regardless. I'll post the pages read and maybe a brief
>> summary/reaction and you guys can laugh and tell me how wrong I am
>>  On Feb 26, 2014 11:10 AM, "alice malice" <alicewmalice at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Why not give GR a go. I bet you can't finish it. Take the bet. Keep us
>>> informed of your reading. That would be fun for all of us.
>>> Mmmm...ahhhhh.....what should we wager?
>>>
>>>   My first Pynchon was when I read ATD 4-5 years ago and liked it. Read
>>>> Inherent Vice when it came out a couple years ago and liked it. Just
>>>> finished Bleeding Edge and LOVED it. I don't know what the consensus is on
>>>> his latest but it's my fav of the three.
>>>>
>>>> I'm interested in reading it all now since I hear These last three are
>>>> ostensibly different than his earlier stuff. I'd like to save Gravity's
>>>> Rainbow for last since I hear it's the best. Given all that, what do you
>>>> guys recommend I read next?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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