Is this a good (mindblowing) read? How difficult was it?

>>9653911
its not mind blowing thats for sure. not that hard. just have google close at hand and you will be fine.

>>9653915
why is it not?

>>9653918
its grounded in reality. there are no crazy plot twists or big secrets or any shit that will blow your mind. its great though and really funny. all the characters are just so hopeless and its fun to watch them spiral down and down. the closest it comes to mind blowing is the barn scene. thats all i will say. after that it never really reaches a high again until Stanley plays the piano.

>>9653924
"Barn scene" -does that also remind anyone else of the "barn scene" in Bluebeard by Vonnegut? Both novels are also about art and counterfeit. Striking similarities. I wonder if Vonnegut was influenced by the Recognitions in particular or if this is all a coincidence.

>>9653911

Less difficult than Gravity's Rainbow.
More difficult than Infinite Jest.
Less difficult than Ulysses.

Figured you must've read one of the meme trilogy books. Not that Infinite Jest is all that difficult, but whatever. It has lots of allusions. Some sections can be a bit weird. It's too long. Should've been cut down a good amount, but it's still amazing.

Reading Gravity's Rainbow for the first time right now. Made the mistake of thinking Gaddis was harder (just because of his relative obscurity).