tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27793932.post8672686251607625832..comments2023-08-20T04:17:58.716-07:00Comments on Bibliophilia Obscura: Pynchon ClearinghouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27793932.post-20037333436057584132008-01-17T22:35:00.000-07:002008-01-17T22:35:00.000-07:00t.s., thanks for your comment. I suppose the fact ...t.s., thanks for your comment. I suppose the fact that I first read Vineland IN the Reagan years colored my judgement of it. If you ever come around here again, I'd be interested in your opinion of Against the Day. Much of what I've read has confirmed my initial disappointment with the novel, and the fact that a lot of opinion is that it doesn't get any better (I only got through the first 150 pages or so before giving up) was a major cause of despair.Makif'athttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324448755764376914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27793932.post-57320624555730301012008-01-17T14:05:00.000-07:002008-01-17T14:05:00.000-07:00I think Vineland is quite underrated. It defies t...I think <I>Vineland</I> is quite underrated. It defies the reader's expectations, in that the focus shifts backwards, instead of forwards, and it's uncomfortable to read because it challenges beliefs readers are likely to have, especially about the 60's. If you go into it thinking that you're reading a novel about the 60's, about how the promise was lost and how America wound up in the Reagan years, then you're much likelier to roll with it.t.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02474050291507723178noreply@blogger.com