CoL49 Group Reading

[James Robertson]

I'm in

> On 8/04/2024, at 19:08, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
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>> 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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