BE -- "death wish for the planet" why the internet?

[John Bailey]

I think a lottttt of people believe that today.

On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> Are we talking about Maxine’s belief that the internet is a democratizing tool? I think a lot of smart people had that idea at the time. Harder now.
>> On Mar 4, 2016, at 4:49 PM, Thomas Eckhardt <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
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>> Let me qualify: I agree that this is done rather heavy-handedly. But I still think BE is a wonderful -- and mysterious -- novel.
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>> Am 04.03.2016 um 22:18 schrieb Thomas Eckhardt:
>>> I agree.
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>>>> whatever the POV it doesnt work very well as written--Pynchon sets
>>>> Maxine up--we're supposed to believe she's whip smart and yet he gives
>>>> her the dumbest lines imaginable to prove a point.
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