I never yet to read Gravity's Rainbow, but I did read Pynchon's first novel V as well as Infinite Jest. Infinite Jest is much more approachable in my estimatio

I never yet to read Gravity's Rainbow, but I did read Pynchon's first novel V as well as Infinite Jest. Infinite Jest is much more approachable in my estimation than V, which I understand is itself more approachable than Gravity's Rainbow. Aside the foot note gimmick, Infinite Jest is pretty easy to follow. The difficulty as such is mostly just the length. I like DFW quite a bit, but I think Pynchon is the better author. So far I just haven't managed to start Gravity's Rainbow, I was scared off by the hype.