r/ThomasPynchon

Added it this way because this passage is the last few lines of one page and the first few of the next. The pages are for my British version of the book.

The change to the second person may be what really threw me off but I was in the library reading this out loud trying to comprehend what I was actually reading here, probably took me 6 reads before getting the cadence right.

I posted 2 weeks ago about how I finally felt in the ‘flow’ of reading GR and it may be because part 2 is just easier than the rest of the book, part 3 became pretty difficult again but at least I am really enjoying reading it, unlike my experience when I first started part 1.

Currently on page 433 of 760 and having a blast. At one point it felt like I was getting close to finishing it and it truly was a bummer, so realizing I still have 300+ pages left was very good news.

Thanks for reading and if you have any thoughts on the passage I shared- I’d love to hear it!

I have read TCOL49 on my Kindle.

Out of these I have only read V. and currently halfway through GR.

Project goes as far as the first ~150 pages so far, happy V-E/B-day to Thomas Pynchon.

I have only read this book once sorry if anything is wrong.

I dislike clarifying but absolutely no generative technology was used to make any of this, they are all traditionally drawn with graphite, colored pencils and markers on printer paper

I think this might be heaven

I ordered Mason & Dixon about a month ago and it finally areived today! Currently reading JR by Gaddis, will hopefully pick this one up next!

Btw, what do you guys suggest, should I read GR first? Or M&D is fine? So far, I’ve read and very much enjoyed IV, CoL49, Vineland…

BAM’s program of films that could be called “Pynchonesque.” It’s an interesting curation and while I don’t agree with a few titles personally I’m not made at the inclusion of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: https://www.bam.org/film/2026/pynchonesque

Yesterday I began reading "Bleeding Edge" for the first time. So far, I have yet to really figure out where this book is taking me. But some of Pynchon's most celebrated material is like that (GR and AtD both took a while to really pull me in).

One thing I absolutely love about Pynchon is the descriptive language he uses to set the scene. While most other authors would probably just write something along the lines of "the school play took place on Saturday night", Pynchon kicks off the tenth chapter of this book with this long, run-on paragraph that contains multitudes of other stories all set within the parameters of the main "Bleeding Edge" plot. AtD was full of stuff like this, and I found it really funny and interesting when Pynchon would go super mathematical and historical simply to make a point about a minor character that we would only read about for a few pages.

Pynchon will get super specific and descriptive when he technically doesn't need to, but I love that he does this because you can tell he really cares about these characters and these stories he's putting on the page. I find it delightfully hilarious and decidedly charming.

After borrowing this book from the library, I finally finished it yesterday! While "V." is still my favorite Pynchon novel, "Inherent Vice" is probably my second favorite so far. I plan on starting "Bleeding Edge" tomorrow.

I had seen PTA's 2014 film adaptation a few years back, while I was still in college, and I remember thinking it was just okay. I really enjoy a lot of PTA's work, but when I first saw the movie, I kinda thought it was a little all over the place.

And then I read the book...and it ALL made sense! This book is bonkers, but it was such a fun read! I really enjoyed all the Chryskylodon stuff and Doc's humorous encounter with the cops (when him and Dr. Blatnoyd are driving) was very funny.

I liked how the book contained a lot more heart and depth than the film version. And even though "Inherent Vice" is a little lighter than some of his previous works, it's nice to see Pynchon take a bit more focus with the social satire and political commentary on race and gender politics in America that he mixes into his writing.