/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.1853832]

Hello /lit/
would you recommend this book?

[sandwiches No.1853836]

fuck yes, highly enjoyable, perfect summer read

Read it stoned if you can.

[Anonymous No.1853838]

Not over his other works, no. That's Pynchon-lite. You may want to use it as an easy introduction, but his other books are far more "thick" than that one, so don't be mislead that the rest of his work is going to be quite like that one. I think it's pretty decent, evaluating it by its own merits.

[sandwiches No.1853848]

>>1853838
It's a beach read. That's the point.

Read it, OP. It'll take you maybe 2 days tops. It's a fun read and you won't want to kill yourself trying to parse it. Just enjoy it, laugh and be happy that Pynchon is doing something different.

I read in some article that Pynchon had told someone (this was in the 70's or so) that he would end up writing "normal" novels. I guess this is it and quite frankly I would not mind more like this.

[Anonymous No.1853853]

Yes, I thought this was "lighter" than his previous stuff. I actually wanted to use it as an introduction.
I was asking because there really are a fuckton of books I should be reading and the only edition of this in my country is 20 euros.
I figure I'll take it, thanks guys.