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Where should I start with Pynchon? Is it worth it?

>> No.16103317

Go to youtube and write "Pynchon book review". Look at the kind of people who read him. Do you want to be like them? If yes, read him, if not, don't.

>> No.16103325

>>16103305
in bathroom.

>> No.16103326

>>16103317
Shut the fuck up you socially sensitive little rat. I want real answers. Is Pynchon a good author? Are his books emotional, funny, philosophical, nicely written — in other words, is he worth reading. And if he is, where should I start with him? I do not give a fuck about your YouTube celebrities or your self-image issues.

>> No.16103331

>>16103317
Go to youtube and search for absolutely any book review. Do you want to be like them? Then don't read
Retard argument

>> No.16103360

>>16103317
Post face

>> No.16103636

>>16103326
>Is Pynchon a good author?
No.
>>16103331
It's not an argument, it's a way of figuring out whether you should read an author.
>>16103360
Why should I?

>> No.16103687

>>16103636
Most of the people doing book reviews on YouTube look unappealing, I just checked, Homer, Dosto or Pynchon, it doesn't matter.

>> No.16103689

>>16103326
Read a book, faggot

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16103736

>>16103331
How does it feel to get BTFOed?

>> No.16103760

>>16103736
The left side is unironically less embarassing, everyone on there is equally retarded but the left at least doesn't thing of themselves as deep

>>16103687
>placing the most important writer in the history of mankind (who everyone knows about and most people probably read in school) next to Pynchon who is a complete nobody outside of the US
Search for someone in the same league, retard

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>>16103760
>not acknowledging the Meme Trilogy as the highest league there is
ngmi

>> No.16103911

>>16103780
>he doesn't know about Rupi Kaur
cringe

>> No.16104874

>>16103305
He's good but he's not for you. There, saved you 200 seconds that is the amount of time you would invest in any of his books anyway.

>> No.16104884

>>16103305
Some people would say it's better to start with Crying of Lot 49, because it reads like condensed Pynchon and won't take a great amount of time to finish. While I enjoyed Lot49, I think it has a very (purposely) messy narrative, and it might feel like a let down. I think the best way to start is V., even if it's big and at times confusing it's not as intricate as GR. Many passages are a light read, very entertaining. Some of the characters in GR also appear there. It gives you an overall look on Pynchon's style and themes (organical vs. artificial, secret plots, paranoia and hallucinations). >>16103326
>his books emotional, funny, philosophical, nicely written — in other words, is he worth reading
I would say Pynchon matches all your requirements. I like his prose, some passages are very funny (even if there's a unique sense of humor, often slapstick or scatological) and he can reach some decent depth in his reflections.

>> No.16104932

>>16103736
god I really dislike that book_chemist guy