mattv • read

By Thomas Pynchon. I would like to say I enjoyed the book, but truly I finished reading in a fog, unable to distinguish between the scathing critique of 60s LA, analysis of mail service in the medieval Holy Roman Empire, and whatever boat Pynchon’s parody of the Beatles was stealing at the time. 10/10.

lise • read

Author: Thomas Pynchon Format: Paperback Rating: I have no fucking clue Thoughts: literally no thoughts. I fully believe men claiming they love this book/love pynchon are all just circle jerking with other male manipulator men

josh • read

by Thomas Pynchon Short but incredibly dense, paranoid, funny? SoCal a la developer monopolies, secret societies, defense industry conglomerates, greasy motels, and semi-faux european history. A quick fever dream of a book, recommend

jakewelch • read

05/13/2024 - 5/17/2024 – My introduction to Pynchon and damn, what a fever dream. All I knew about his books when I started was that he is considered one of the best living authors. At first I was impressed by the poetics, the entire thing from start to finish is so masterfully written. And then I was surprised by the humor. This is easily one of the funniest books I’ve read. The entire thing felt like a fever dream, or some port of psychotic episode. I know I’ll re-read this again in the future, I already know I’ll glean twice as much from it. But still, I had so much fun — and it was nice to have a read that was wrapped up in 162 pages.