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BobBopPerano t1_itkbpof wrote

Reply to comment by bathands in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

His novels are brilliant, and they’re a blast to read. Comments like this always imply that people who enjoy his writing are pretentious, but whenever you find a discussion about Pynchon, the long and condescending comments are always from insufferable people who feel like it’s their job to make sure no one enjoys his work.

If anyone is acting like their preferences are a sign of their intelligence, it’s the stuffy, enlightened redditors who look down their noses at whatever they don’t like.

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AlanZero t1_itkhus5 wrote

Well, now we have two well-written, reasonable statements of opposite opinions. I can’t decide one way or the other - you’ll have to take it to the octagon.

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bathands t1_iu46asz wrote

In honor of DFW I challenge you to a tennis match.

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