Great article Alex. Your balanced, nuanced and thoughtful perspective on the novel, its themes and wider placement of Pynchons work in his time is especiallly trenchant. I really loved your musicians take as well, I always collapse in hysteric laughter reading the passage re Hayden’s Kazoo piece performance. I had not linked Zappa efforts with what Pynchon was attempting.
I enjoyed your article. I am just finishing Inherent Vice and I am considering trying Gravities Rainbow again, for the 3rd time. I made it to about page 750 some a dozen years ago and just never picked it up again. I found myself googling Gravities Rainbow and found your article. Having been a fan of your music for 30 years or so and a weird lover of challenging books, it was quite fun to find two things collide in your article.
Anonymity, intriguing. Thank you for this, look at the size! Heard of it, shadows of the past…victims of the future comes to mind. This is cool. Great writing
Great article Alex. Your balanced, nuanced and thoughtful perspective on the novel, its themes and wider placement of Pynchons work in his time is especiallly trenchant. I really loved your musicians take as well, I always collapse in hysteric laughter reading the passage re Hayden’s Kazoo piece performance. I had not linked Zappa efforts with what Pynchon was attempting.
Great to hear thanks 🙏🏼
I enjoyed your article. I am just finishing Inherent Vice and I am considering trying Gravities Rainbow again, for the 3rd time. I made it to about page 750 some a dozen years ago and just never picked it up again. I found myself googling Gravities Rainbow and found your article. Having been a fan of your music for 30 years or so and a weird lover of challenging books, it was quite fun to find two things collide in your article.
Remarkable Alex-your intellect and keen insights into literature and art match your astounding musical prowess-kudos... respect...
Thanks so much Lanny. And thanks for reading!
Anonymity, intriguing. Thank you for this, look at the size! Heard of it, shadows of the past…victims of the future comes to mind. This is cool. Great writing
Halfway through GR now - thanks for the context and the impetus to keep going!