I Dislike Pynchon So I’m Reading More Pynchon

So I finally finished The Crying of Lot 49, and while I’d like to say the ending defied my expectations, it didn’t. My Goodreads review is as follows: ** spoiler alert ** A series of non-statements and mild suggestions and endless asides which we are supposed to forgive the author because he assigns his characters ridiculous… Read More I Dislike Pynchon So I’m Reading More Pynchon

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My Pynchon Problem

A recent viewing of the film Inherent Vice led me to try to finish The Crying of Lot 49, which I abandoned out of frustration some time ago. I’ve made a small amount of headway, but am bored again. Action is not being built. The plot is not going anywhere. The woman with the ridiculous… Read More My Pynchon Problem

17 Mar 201917 Mar 2019 AndrewLeave a comment