Not Pynchon (although he is name-checked) but Moore

[Danny Weltman]

I think he's implying that presidents and prime ministers don't read books,
such that compelling them to read "one book" would be a feat. The Very
Hungry Caterpillar remark is perhaps a reference to when George W. Bush,
while running for president the first time, said it was his favorite book
from his childhood even though it was published when he was in his 20s. Or
perhaps it's just a joke about how they don't read books aside from
children's books.

Danny

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 7:20 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> And does anyone want to suggest a meaning to his remark to the question
> about recommending a book to the Pres??......
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/books/review/alan-moore-by
> -the-book.html?_r=0
>
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