tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post2449625606649228690..comments2024-03-28T22:15:25.617-07:00Comments on RAWIllumination.net: Pynchon vs. WilsonCleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-22022801147232668192013-09-14T09:26:04.210-07:002013-09-14T09:26:04.210-07:00I'm just starting to read Gravity's Rainbo...I'm just starting to read Gravity's Rainbow, and it's not grabbing me as quickly as RAW's writing, but maybe there isn't enough of a Joycean influence on it. <br /><br />I do a lot of my "reading" in audiobook format these days, and I highly recommend listening to Inherent Vice, partly because I like the idea of a psychedelic detective story but mostly because the performance by Ron McLarty is so damn good.CrypticMusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997516833955579050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-67704421111817687502013-09-14T08:03:30.803-07:002013-09-14T08:03:30.803-07:00I think one of the things about RAW is his exposur...I think one of the things about RAW is his exposure with all the videos, interviews, etc. available especially now in the internet era. It makes him seem more human and accessible... Pynchon, on the other hand seems more elusive and trapped in some sort of ivory tower... I haven't actually sought out any interviews of him or anything but have always heard he was kind of a recluse...<br /><br />Having said that I think anyone who enjoys Illuminatus would probably enjoy Gravity's Rainbow... <br /><br />Having only read Gravity's Rainbow and one of his more recent books, Inherent Vice I'm hardly a hardcore Pynchon fan, but GR is worth the effort I think...<br /><br />Manic The Doodlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229987608553832866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-91231395307288719792013-09-14T06:25:33.231-07:002013-09-14T06:25:33.231-07:00Interesting post. I consider both Wilson and the ...Interesting post. I consider both Wilson and the Pynch great writers. I think Pynchon does care about humanity. I found many scenes in Against the Day particularly moving, and I found the ending of Mason and Dixon very moving. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy Mumbo Jumbo.Eric Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312033917401203598noreply@blogger.com