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Thanks for the recommendations. 'White Noise' definitely resonated during the time I read it. The white noise of anxiety sounded loudly. Finished 'The Recognit

Thanks for the recommendations. 'White Noise' definitely resonated during the time I read it. The white noise of anxiety sounded loudly. Finished 'The Recognitions' a couple of weeks ago and will definitely get into 'J.R.' soon. I hear it's almost all dialog. Of the Pynchon I've read, I find there's almost a recursive structure to his sentences/paragraphs...paragraph-sentences. Made 'Gravity's Rainbow' a bit of a challenge, for me. Though, 'Inherent Vice' was a bit easier to digest. 'Bleeding Edge' has been on my radar and the themes seem right up my alley, so it'll be read within the next couple of years for sure.

cjarrett 8y ago
If you managed to read the Recognitions, J.R. will be a piece of cake and will reward you very well.
- byproxy 8y ago
  Besides being long, I didn't find "The Recognitions" exceedingly difficult. I was occasionally lost as to which character was speaking/being described, but the characters were mostly distinct enough to reason out. Pynchon's penchant for stringing along train-of-thought can be a bit more challenging. But, I definitely felt some proto-Pynchon vibes with Gaddis' writing.
  - cjarrett 8y ago
    That's a good assessment. I think my difficulty stemmed more from knowing that my Father could extract quite a bit from the text--especially since he is the son of a pastor/read the KJB at age 4 and could quote scripture to me seemingly at random. He is also the most interested out of my social group in art history, and is an english professor. Right up his alley!