/lit/ - Literature

What's your favorite Pynch? I can't decide

there are ppl on this board rn that think Pynchon is a boomer =(

>>22659271
He was in the navy

how does he get away with it?

ITT: THOMAS PYNCHON

I'm tired of all this Ayn Rand and sic-fi/fantasy bullshit /lit/ lets talk about a real writer.

What's everyone's favourite book?

>>22361168
why did They push this so hard? I remember seeing it everywhere
no one has ever talked about it and its completely forgotten by everyone except you
what does it mean?

Who's the left wing equivalent of Pynchon? I hate the antiauthoritarian MAGAesque themes laced throughout his books

>>22191377
"ai" is Japanese for love. And love is all you need.

I could tell you some things.

Every single day I keep seeing threads about Pynchon. What's the deal with this guy? Why is /lit/ obsessed with him?

name a better american author

I WILL WAIT!!!!!

PYNCHONICS WILL WIN
MOTLEY IS THE ONLY WEAR

>>20611994

>to pens.

Okay, so is Pynchon really THE greatest? I personally can't feel justified saying so, what I've read of his was amazing but I haven't read enough of him or enough literature in general to say with confidence.

I feel like the majority of these 'critics' who claim he's the greatest are english monoglots who feel satisfied knowing the greatest author of all time wrote in their language, thus reinforcing the English world hegemony. Are there many critics/authors of other languages who view Pynchon as the greatest?

>>18724646
Hard disagree.

Plot-wise, King's stories have more depth. Anyone can verify this off back of book summaries at the airport, where you can find both.

Even his postmodern devices, which are generally employed to dodge criticism, don't land with readers. No idea why you're defending him. He's not in the same league with Dickens, lol, that says a lot about you =)

What a garbage response. Read wider and deeper, cousin. You're a joke.

>>18724696
No one who looks at this reply won't laugh at you =)

Overall, I'm just happy Roth will vanish down the drain of time. Good riddance.

Favorite quotes? I'll start

>The knife cuts through the apple like a knife cutting an apple.

>>15861989
Read the whole thing and see if you like it. People either love Pynchon or don't. If you fall in love with it, you're set for life. If you don't like it, it's only like 150 pages.

#2

>most /lit/ man alive
OH NO NO NO

god, i remember this dude in /d2g/ (i have since quit dota for good) that would spam thomas pynchon's face and say

>filthy subvocalizers in my game
>tell them "go top"
>can hear their inner monologue instead of just following the command

he cracked me up

>one [character name],

Pinecons fans: in detail, can you explain why you like him?

Why don't the masses (((normies))) read '''proper''' literature?