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To be into the art of the Novel and not be paying attention to what Thomas Pynchon has achieved is a terrible mistake. Mason & Dixon, Against The Day, and Gravity's Rainbow - I would wager some of the great reading experiences available to the reader of English. It would be a pity to miss them. Just a quick beer-soaked tribute ... a-and that's all, folks!
Nov 22, 2015 04:06PM

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message 1: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis I'm not into the art of The Novel anymore.


message 2: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Well screw you, cracker!


message 3: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis You've got my number!


message 4: by Geoff (new)

Geoff !! Damn straight (though I'm actually kinda jealous I'm not reading the critical edition of the Quran - that joint is probably tight yo...)


message 5: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis Yes. This cracker says it's a tight joint.


message 6: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis Quranic criticism rocks!


message 7: by Geoff (last edited Nov 22, 2015 04:18PM) (new)

Geoff Here's a lesson I learned as a young man : if a cracker or honkie tells you a joint is tight, you best believe it.


message 8: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis btw, are you b=soaked in West Coast Sauce or East? I got the West Coast on.


message 9: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis And I'm spinnin Honkie Haydn.


message 10: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Boulevard Brewing Tank 7 Kansas City - the Midwest!


message 11: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis Totally jealous. That Boulevard rocks like Quran!


message 12: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Don't it though?


message 13: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Which West you sippin?


message 14: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis Geoff wrote: "Which West you sippin?"

Full Sail Wassail for the moment. Tis the season.


message 15: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Ooh yes, tis the season indeed!


message 16: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis I've been thinking about this, Geoff, and my conclusion is a tentative ::

He dared to go where no one would try
He chose to fly where eagles dare.


message 17: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Nathan "N.R." wrote: "He chose to fly where eagles dare."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LOaE...


message 18: by Nils (new)

Nils i think it's where they soar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLQI...


message 19: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Oh Nils, I'd almost forgotten about that gem!


message 20: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis Geoff wrote: "Nathan "N.R." wrote: "He chose to fly where eagles dare.""

I ain't no goddamn son of a bitch!


message 21: by Geoff (last edited Nov 24, 2015 07:18AM) (new)

Geoff Shit, well maybe I need to chill the fuck out here a minute, calm down, step back and get some nice cold objective critical distance before I go all praising Pynchon like this. I mean, if I keep on looking, I'm sure I'll find something, something demographic, ideological, political, aesthetic, or whathaveyou, to ruin my delight and tell me what this guy's really on about... I'm sure if I worked hard enough at it, I could have this guy's number.


message 22: by Nathan "N.R." (new)

Nathan "N.R." Gaddis You can do it Geoff!


message 23: by Jonathan (new)

Jonathan Geoff wrote: "Shit, well maybe I need to chill the fuck out here a minute, calm down, step back and get some nice cold objective critical distance before I go all praising Pynchon like this. I mean, if I keep on..."

Well he is an old, white, straight male...apparently this means you should not be reading him.


message 24: by Geoff (new)

Geoff When I find myself most lost in a prose passage of aesthetic bliss, this is when I should be most suspicious, most on-guard against authoritarian hegemony! That's how they get you!!


message 25: by Jonathan (new)

Jonathan Geoff wrote: "When I find myself most lost in a prose passage of aesthetic bliss, this is when I should be most suspicious, most on-guard against authoritarian hegemony! That's how they get you!!"

You are like the trout, having its belly tickled by the cunning fisherman, drowsing in bliss while, unbeknownst to it, the knife is slowly descending...


message 26: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Jonathan wrote: "You are like the trout, having its belly tickled by the cunning fisherman, drowsing in bliss while, unbeknownst to it, the knife is slowly descending... "

If it's not already, this should be our primary feeling while reading what we suspect might be a "great work of fiction".


message 27: by Jonathan (new)

Jonathan Geoff wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "You are like the trout, having its belly tickled by the cunning fisherman, drowsing in bliss while, unbeknownst to it, the knife is slowly descending... "

If it's not already, thi..."


Indeed.



This is a picture of you and TP right now.


message 28: by Geoff (new)

Geoff Oh my god that's perfect.


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