Gore Vidal sez, Pynchon marked the end of the American novel (as in *killing* it).

[Robert Mahnke]

There is such a difference between different parts of the United States
that to talk about "the cultural and social climate" of the country seems
foolish.  Indeed, there is such a range of cultural and social climates in
the Bay Area, where I live.  If something is intriguing about those
sentiments, it has to be the posturing involved.  My two cents, YMMV.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 6:49 AM, Christopher <christophperec at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> "...I cannot think of a country today as unpleasant to live in as the
> United States. The cultural and social climate that produced Robert Stone
> and Thomas Pynchon isnt there anymore and that feels sad."
>
> (I don't live in the US but I find this intriguing so...thoughts on this
> anyone?)
>
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