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The reviewer is indulging in Pynchon-esque language here. Pynchon is hard to read, and people still debate the meaning of his books. You might enjoy them if you
by tlb 13y ago
The reviewer is indulging in Pynchon-esque language here. Pynchon is hard to read, and people still debate the meaning of his books. You might enjoy them if you let go of expecting every sentence to make logical sense.
- briancaw2 13y agohttp://www.slate.com/authors.troy_patterson.html http://www.slate.com/authors.troy_patterson.html
- jonnathanson 13y agoPynchon is a lyricist and a madman, and he's damned good at being both. I wince when I read others trying to cop his style, even if momentarily. Troy Patterson is good, often really good, but he sounds fake here.
- derleth 13y ago> I wince when I read others trying to cop his style, even if momentarily. The same is true for me when people try to copy Faulkner, or James Joyce, or Hunter Thompson, or, from another angle, Hemingway.