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>>9616314
i found it difficult to digest because i'm a pansy, at the time i was repulsed by some of the events that took place, however, in retrospect, it's one of the better books i've ever read. the ideas and scenes grow on you. seep in, as it were.

>>9616332
Sounds great to me. I enjoy works like that. Some of my favorite works I have found that I hated until they sat with me for awhile and I could reflect upon them.

>>9616314

he's a wanna-be joyce but more disjointed and boring.

DFW doesn't even compare to either.

>>9616339
Eh I think DFW tried to be our generation's Joyce with infinite jest. I like the other works of pynchon I have read. The airy surrealness stuck with me.

>>9616337
It's a great novel. Astonishing when considered as the work of a 24 yr old. Full of energy and- dare i say it?- pathos.

>>9616337
oh, and definitely check out gaddis. just dive into the recognitions some time. one of the few books i've read more than once, and still haven't even scratched the surface. the reason i mention it, is because the ideas and themes have lingered in me far more than any other book i've read.

>>9616314
I'm like 3/4 of the way through with it and it's been a great ride. Considering that Pynchon is the third member of the meme trinity alongside DFW and Joyce I'm sure you'll love it.

far better than Gravity's Rainbow! at least Pynchon attempts meaning and elegance in V.

>>9616314
Yes, it is.

>>9616339
pynchon is not all that similar to joyce; he's more indebted to the american modernists and of course the beats