Anderson (was Gravity's Audio)

[Mark Kohut]

Did my couple- three-overt allusions in THE MASTER go thru to the list? I'm using unfamiliar devices away from home. 

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On Nov 28, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Carvill John <johncarvill at hotmail.com> wrote:

>> I'd argue that there are fanboy-level references to Pynchon in
> Anderson's work. 
> 
> Maybe but I've not seen much hard evidence.
> 
>> IThe framing themes of the
> work - coincidence versus chaos and the manifold abuses of children by
> their elders and of the present by the past - also seemed both
> sophisticated enough AND unfinished enough to hint at someone who gets
> Pynchon but is also prey to some of the perceived shortcomings of the
> author. 
> 
> 
> That's interesting but not very concrete.
> 
>> But confirmation bias and all that... I didn't think the guy
> was trying to make a Pynchonesque movie, just that he'd be a
> sympathetic reader if he wasn't already.
> 
> I'm pretty sure you're right, and if pressed I'd guess he had read Pynchon before signing on to make IV.  But, I just don't think he's a good fit, and - frankly - I don't think he's good enough to make something very good out of a Pynchon book. 
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