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6101086

Anonymous Thu Feb 5 09:35:40 2015 No.6101086 [Reply] [Original]

Should I see the film or read the book first?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 09:45:36 2015 No.6101114 Book first. Explains it all better and contains the actual ending not PTAs alternate ending.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 09:48:43 2015 No.6101128 Watch the film and read a different Pynchon book.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 10:58:08 2015 No.6101337 >>6101128 I own Lot 49, IV, and GR. If I only watch the film I have a wasted book on my shelf, which is a mortal sin.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:35:34 2015 No.6102267 Read the book, it's good. Not super dense Gravity's Rainbow good, but if any other author write it people wouldn't give it nearly as much shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:37:01 2015 No.6102274 >>6102267 >write well that was embarassing

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:40:01 2015 No.6102286 >>6101086 Read Vineland instead. It basically contains all the same elements and more. Plus, it even mentions Gordita Beach, the locale where Inherent Vice is set. Inherent Vice mentions Vineland too, now that I think about it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:46:03 2015 No.6102309 Watch the movie then read the book: you'll be overwhelmed Read the book then watch the movie: you'll be disappointed

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:56:53 2015 No.6102367 File: 1.55 MB, 683x3150, pynchon2015.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 15:58:56 2015 No.6102380 >>6102367 please stop posting this

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 16:00:06 2015 No.6102384 >>6102309 Hmm this is persuasive

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 16:02:32 2015 No.6102391 >>6102367 >the ampersand is a triple six the smug self-suck that rolls off this image is disgusting >it's okay if you only read the profane chapters So, less than 10% of the book? Ridiculous.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 16:09:46 2015 No.6102417 File: 2.64 MB, 320x240, not impressed.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6102367 >it's okay if you only read the profane chapters

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 16:39:36 2015 No.6102501 File: 3.72 MB, 977x2917, a lit guide to TP.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6102367 That's a serious fucking downgrade from the original.