CoL49 Group Reading

[Mark Kohut]

I suggest that you have a start day that was not yesterday. Already I'm a
day behind and I haven't bought my new pristine copy of Lot 49 so
I can really read it anew....and I had a busy week planned already without
reading any pages of Lot 49...and 5 pages is not much to read, granted, but
as the saying goes it is the thinking about, the checking, the writing
about that takes time.



On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l <
pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:

> Greetings,Having just recently returned to this list serve, I noticed a
> thread in the March archives titled New Pad that suggested a group reading
> of CoL49. Someone suggested 5 pages a week. In case others join there would
> be plenty of segments; 5 pages
> is bound to have a week’s worth of idea production.Assuming that 5 pages
> is enough for a week and that I’ll host the first few weeks, here are some
> questions and ideas to masticate as we read this week.If naming the main
> character Oedipa alludes to Oedipus Rex, what is the plague that drives her
> to solve the riddle/case?
> How do Mucho Maas' self-recriminations reflect an alternative to Oedipa's
> Tupperware world?
> How are we to interpret the three images that come to Oedipa when she
> first receives the letter (Mazatlan hotel door, Bartok Concerto, Jay Gould
> bust)?
> Is there a pattern to Pierce Inverarity's various voices in his cryptic
> phone call? If so, how does that pattern connect to the quest?So let’s post
> our thoughts over the week as we read, and I’ll post new questions next
> Sunday.Names of people interested based on ‘new pad’ thread in
> archive:David MorrisMark KohutMichael BaileyJoseph TracyNeal FutzJemmie
> BloocherI hope this sparks some interest. Never tried this before so please
> offer suggestions and criticisms.
> In solidarity
>
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