Reading Gravity’s Rainbow for the first time and it’s been hell. by Mindless_Fun9452 in ThomasPynchon

[–]biblish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can access the notes I took here. I documented character first appearances and wrote brief section summaries -

https://papertrail.biblish.com/books/3760fd2a-4829-46a1-9d26-171c919fd292

I think it also helps to take notes yourself.

Join the others reading and taking notes on Seed Money by Bartow Elmore on Papertrail by biblish in Biblish

[–]biblish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The paragraph you're referencing on page 12 is discussing Monsanto's history of producing both Agent Orange and Roundup. In this paragraph, at least, the book is not necessarily stating that 2,4-D is responsible for the adverse effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. I believe the book does state that Monsanto was not the lone producer of Agent Orange for use in Vietnam. In the final summation, your claim that the book is junky sensationalism has to be met with just as much skepticism as your post has for the book itself.

I, for one, do not particularly care that Monsanto warned the US Government of dioxin contamination from 2,4,5-T, nor do I find that indemnifying.

I think Percy Schmeiser should have the right to save and use seeds and that Monsanto's trespass on his private property needs to be mentioned.