reviews

From: Matthew S. Mahoney <matthew.s.mahoney@vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Sat Nov 02 2002 - 12:19:07 EST

Off the subject a bit,
 does anyone know a place online to read smart, comprehensive book reviews? i
often like to get a second/professional opinion on a book after i finish it-
any tips?
thanks,
matthew

>===== Original Message From "D." <darjr1@yahoo.com> =====
>The first read of Gravity's Rainbow is akin to walking through a room
>filled with peanut butter--try to settle in, enjoy the smell, the flavor,
>the taste, and move only as fast as you can. Don't expect meaning or
>comprehension to jump out and hit you over the head. It won't. It is
>really a novel simply to <italic>experience</italic> the first couple of
>times through without trying to extract something specific from it.
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>I've read it five times cover to cover in the last 10 years and I still
>don't feel as though I have a full handle on it, which makes the prospect
>of going back to it all the better.
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>Enjoy,
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>D.
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>At 08:40 PM 11/1/2002 -0800, you wrote:
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><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Okay, maybe someone can help me
>out. I started reading Pynchon's <underline>Gravity's Rainbow</underline>
>about a week ago. I am through about the first 90 pages, but at times I
>feel completely confused about what is going on. I am having trouble
>deciphering between reality and dreams or drug induced fantasies in the
>book. I feel like I'm missing what is important in and I'm hoping someone
>has some seasoned advice to dispense about how to interpret or even
>comprehend this book.
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><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>---Jaime
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