Re: Pynchon


Subject: Re: Pynchon
From: David L. White (d-white@nwu.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 03 1997 - 13:00:44 GMT


> Pynchon, too, is great for posing with ...
> perfect for women who spend their whole day
> draped languidly over a chair at the Museum of
> Modern Art's cafe with a book perched on their
> knees."

Mason & Dixon isn't on my "must buy" list or anything, but isn't it
possible, just slightly possible, that people are actually reading the book
because they want to read something interesting? I know people buy things
that are in vogue, but do they out number the people who are actually...
oh, I don't know...SMART? What a condescending article. I propose that
from here on out, we don't actually discuss Salinger's work, but instead we
talk about whether or not Salinger's dust jackets clash with our brief
cases. And just to sound smart (because there are no REALLY smart people
in America that read) we could doctor up our posts with a lot of faux Buddy
Glass-like lingo.

It'd be one helluva interesting list for chrissakes, buddy.

Sheesh...

Feeling a little pissy, now.

Dave
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