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[David Morris]

This statement is simply hilarious, because Pynchon never stopped doing
this.  Ever.

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:36 AM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> “It is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract
> unifying agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to
> it.”
>
> Seems reasonable.
>
> The reason he’s more dismayed with “Entropy” than with “Lowlands,” is that
> “Entropy” is built around the concept, while the earlier story began with
> the characters, and then added the fancy stuff.
>
>
> Then there’s some fun with the etymology of “entropy,” an invented word.
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