Re: Odd Encounters.

Posted by anne on April 10, 2002, 7:52 pm

Godfrey, It is good to hear from another Edward Whittemore enthusiast. And also it is fantastic news that the books will be back in print very soon. I agree that Whittemore is incomparable to the likes of Thomas Pynchon as you basically can't compare him to any other writer. I tried reading Gravity's Rainbow years ago and got nowhere with it. I'm glad you liked the essays I managed to get for the site. All the best, Anne --Previous Message-- : I first stumbled across Sinai Tapestry at a : Book Sale in the Boston Public Library as : a freshman in college (1994). I proceeded : read the whole Quartet over the next few : weeks, assiduously avoiding classes, : meals, sleep and other insignificant : distractions. : I live in Shanghai, China now - and fill a : suitcase with books in Hong Kong whenever : I get a chance. I recently picked up : Gravity's Rainbow - since I'd heard the : Pynchon/Whittemore comparison way back : when - and found it highly disappointing. : Too much of an author in love with his own : obtuse cleverness, and not enough story. : In my eyes, there's no comparison. : In any event, I'm ecstatic to hear the books : will be back in print - I've been hunting : for my own copies for ages, especially : since I left Boston and the well-worn BPL : copies I signed out repeatedly. : And, Anne, thank you for the website - the : background essays are fascinating and : moving. :