![]() ![]() I don’t think I ever would have gotten through this book without having it read by Audible. ![]() So it takes forever for me to read a book (in the physical form). I love story, but damn it if I can’t sit still for long. That’s one of the great things about Audible. ![]() Something compelling but over all disappointing Lot 49 is also very accessible and even V., and i'm looking forward to Against the Day to see which way it leans, Gravity or Vice. Gravity's Rainbow is another kettle of fish entirely. I found myself getting nostalgic with all the late 60's pop-culture references to movies and television shows and music of the time. There are many Pynchonesque themes ( paranoia enhanced perhaps by the drugs entropy and communication and mechanization/computerization government conspiracy) but these won't get in the way for non-Pynchon-ers. There are plenty of allusions and puns and word plays, but again not for the most part obtrusive. There are some funny moments along the way and the plot gets convoluted like the old noirs, but the stoned surfer type detective and the dialogue is really what's of interest. Think Big Lebowski crossed with a noir-ish mystery, a little Chinatown, a little Big Sleep.etc. The "plot" echoes Crying of Lot 49 a little and there are allusions to other novels, Vineland, Against the Day, Gravity's Rainbow, but they are unobtrusive nods, and the story is very linear and enjoyable. This is a rather un-Pynchon-like Pynchon, but very good. ![]()
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