Jeffrey St. Clair on Charlie Hebdo and Pynchon

[Thomas Eckhardt]

I am a very uncritical Pynchon reader and happen to at the very least 
like everything he does (well, *almost* everything). Part of this is my 
impression that even when Pynchon is not at his best, his prose style is 
still unique.

I would like to be a little more articulate on this topic but this would 
take time I don't have right now.

While I wouldn't say that IV is his best book, I very much enjoyed 
reading it. Speaking of favourite scenes, the car chase with Japonica 
Fenway at the wheel and some drugs stowed beneath the seat (if I 
remember correctly) comes to mind.

St. Clair also puts some emphasis on the "suicidal" bit, I think, which 
I am not very comfortable with.

Thomas



Am 16.01.2015 um 19:17 schrieb kelber at mindspring.com:
> Thanks, Thomas. I've repeatedly asked fans of the book (I'm not one) to post their favorite passages from the book. The Charlie-the-Tuna rant is clearly one of them - though it reads more like the ass-backwards, shit 'n shinola rants in GR, than his more intricate passages.
>
> St. Clair writes about the commodification of the terrorist attack into the "Je Suis Hebdo" brand, which will be used to justify further erosion of civil liberties and continued military adventurism. Spot on!
>
> Laura
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