So I'm going to jump into V. today. V as in Pynchon's not 'le anonymous leejun' V. I read Crying of Lot 49 and liked it so I'm pretty excited. What do you guys think about it? How difficult is it? Do I need to know some context or some obscure references or can I just get right into it?

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Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:02:00 2013 No.4100853 [DELETED]

So I'm going to jump into V. today.

V as in Pynchon's not 'le anonymous leejun' V.

I read Crying of Lot 49 and liked it so I'm pretty excited.

What do you guys think about it?

How difficult is it?

Do I need to know some context or some obscure references or can I just get right into it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:06:00 2013 No.4100862 It's tougher than CoL49 but it's still a relatively easy read. Dive in, but if you get stuck with an allusion or reference take a peek here; http://v.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:08:59 2013 No.4100872 Before we answer that. How does one even pronounce Pynchon? Pinkon? Painkon? Pin-chon? Payn-chon? I feel stupid whenever people ask me "who wrote" what I happened to be reading at the moment.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:11:59 2013 No.4100879 >>4100862 Thanks! Did you like the book? Not just on an aesthetic/technical level but was it fun to read? >>4100872 Hide your power levels, dude. I think it's Pinch-On

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:16:00 2013 No.4100904 >>4100879 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dtqt0bXb4Y It is indeed.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:17:00 2013 No.4100906 >>4100879 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0588DtHJA Even better source.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 9 22:48:17 2013 No.4100992 >>4100879 Did I like it? Yes, on all levels. I like it the more I mull over it's ideas in my mind. At first I found the end kind of unsatisfying but it sticks with you.

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