Pynchon at the Beach

[Erik T. Burns]

I suppose it would be possible to take White Noise so seriously that one
entirely misses the point.

I hope that doesn't happen, though I had also hoped no one would ever make
movies out of his books. They feel like they might make good movies but I
don't think they will, really. Kind of like Stephen King, for that matter
(where, aside from a handful of exceptions including The Shining, Stand By
Me and Shawshank Redemption, the cinematic versions inerrantly blow.)

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 9:06 PM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just as an aside I read all the big books last year and have read the rest
> except for IV which I plan to re-read after finishing a few other books on
> the pile (I do recommend Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman--a futuristic
> novel about the 'extinction industry' which has a Matt Ruff feel but folks
> here will probably enjoy; just started Vladimir Sorokin's Telluria). My
> sense is we can get a good idea where and what Pynchon was up to IRL by
> what he dropped into each book. There are clues everywhere. But you knew
> that.
>
> on an another note: the trailer for Baumbach's take on White Noise left me
> scratching my head--I get it's just a first look but it feels or suggests a
> Hollywood 80s Godzilla disaster movie. I'm not sure how DeLillo's satire
> translates to film and I consider WN satire. the trailer exudes such
> seriousness which I hope doesn't get all the attention. DD is at his best
> mixing the humorous with the profound--I'd be shocked and disappointed if
> the former wasn;t given its due. Don Cheedle as Murray Suskind gives me
> some hope
>
> rich
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 2:49 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> And Ross's on that very topic was published while TRP lived on Manhattan
>> Beach....
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 1:59 PM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> interesting, though I think Ross MacDonald may have a beef with that last
>>> line.
>>>
>>> rich
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 1:14 PM Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Pynchon at the Beach (altaonline.com)
>>> > <
>>> >
>>> https://www.altaonline.com/books/fiction/a40956585/thomas-pynchon-inherent-vice-critical-reaction/
>>> > >
>>> > --
>>> > Pynchon-L: https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/pynchon-l
>>> >
>>> --
>>> Pynchon-L: https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/pynchon-l
>>>
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