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I'd heard GR was so great, tried to read it, abandoned it just a few pages in. Having watched too many award winning/artistically acclaimed films too, I now kno
by throwaway_pdp09 7y ago
I'd heard GR was so great, tried to read it, abandoned it just a few pages in. Having watched too many award winning/artistically acclaimed films too, I now know to stay away from them. Seems they're more about the critics getting one up on someone than is it actually worth spending time on.
- seanhunter 7y agoIt's amazing but a pretty tough intro to Pynchon. If you're going to read him I would recommend "The Crying of Lot 49" (a fun short novel) or "Slow Learner" (A set of short stories). "Inherent Vice" would maybe be a fun one to start with too. It's not for everyone in any case. One of my best friends jokes about the fact that every time I say I like a book, for a while she would buy it, read a chapter, hate it and not read any more.
- currymj 7y agothere's a few points where people tend to give up on it. i myself stopped reading it twice at the giant cocaine adenoid, and again when the man chases the harmonica into the toilet. never finished it.