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I bought a stack of Pynchon novels on sale, I've been meaning to work up to Gravity's Rainbow (mostly because of its length, not complexity). I did read "The Cr
by AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
I bought a stack of Pynchon novels on sale, I've been meaning to work up to Gravity's Rainbow (mostly because of its length, not complexity). I did read "The Crying of Lot 49", but having finished it only a month ago, I'd be hard-pressed to give you a coherent summary of what the hell happened in that book.
Clearly Pynchon is not an author I should be reading right before bed.
- viscanti 4y agoDon't psyche yourself out over it. GR is more challenging and has less of a clear plot than The Crying of Lot 49, but it's still just a book. For a first read, you probably want a very light guide for each section (you can read it before or after each section so you never feel like you've completely lost the plot - I found this one helpful personally) http://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/links/culture/rainbow.bell.html http://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/links/culture/rainbow.be...
- readthenotes1 4y agoi read the crying a few years ago. it is very re-readable. i don't remember a thing about it.