tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post5670674307828769371..comments2023-10-03T08:23:51.469-07:00Comments on Speak Quietly: Ramblings About Libraries, Writing, and Everything in Between: Thomas PynchonScott Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-4554258777028839392008-02-12T17:45:00.000-08:002008-02-12T17:45:00.000-08:00Gravity's Rainbow is one of those rare books that ...Gravity's Rainbow is one of those rare books that I just don't feel quite ready for; it seems so sacred on my bookshelf and I'm afraid if my eyes meet it's page before I'm ready I will not get as much out of it as I should. It's a wussy approach, I'm afraid!Scott Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973076997355696465.post-50773160805721284652008-02-12T16:03:00.000-08:002008-02-12T16:03:00.000-08:00I once had a dream that I saw him hanging around a...I once had a dream that I saw him hanging around at some literary event. He knew that I knew it was him, but he told me not to tell anyone. But word still got out, and he got annoyed. He didn't look much different than the few pictures of him when he was in his 20s.<BR/><BR/>Have you read "Gravity's Rainbow?" If so, what did you think of it? Personally I had trouble with it. Pynchon's an amazing talent, but his words are often too abstract for me to understand. Sort of like "Naked Lunch." I want to try GR again some day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com