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Is the reading group for Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon still happening?

Pic related -- I got the same book today at a library sale for $1.

>> No.7159647

you overpaid

>> No.7159664

>>7159637
As far as I know it's still happening. If there's not a thread on October 1 I'll create one.
>captcha: select all bananas

>> No.7159665

>>7159647
My mom paid for it. :v)

>> No.7159669

Don't waste your life reading meaningless books recommended to you by outcasts over the internet.

>> No.7159689

During our IJ reading, we realized how toxic Pynchon's ironic attitude is, and how it ruins modern life, so now we've turned our backs on Pynchon and every other post-modern author because they lead to nothing but a dead end. New Sincerety is the real key to a fulfilling life, not this garbage.

>> No.7159700

>>7159689
>IJ reading
Did that end up being a success?

>> No.7159704

>>7159689
9/10

>> No.7159712

>>7159647
Quite. Art should be free.

>> No.7159780

>>7159664
This.

>>7159700
Yes.

p excited

>> No.7160479

I got a neat idea. Reading V and GR simultaneously. Alternating by day. I think I may just do it.

>> No.7160647

>>7160479
kinda on the same boat...

>> No.7160693

>>7159689
Sincere/10
Kek

>> No.7160748

Lucky bastard, I'd buy that in a heartbeat for $1.

>> No.7160792

>>7159637

Any chance of this being a yearly thing? I'm already waist-deep in a different long-ass book, and I want to read more of Pynchon's other stuff before I dive into GR.

>> No.7160834

>>7160792
>and I want to read more of Pynchon's other stuff before I dive into GR.
Why? I get so sick of hearing this. GR is a standalone work. Even V with which it shares a few themes and characters, it is entirely a book separate and individual in itself. You needn't "accustom yourself to [Pynchon's] style."

>> No.7160840

>>7160834
>GR is a standalone work
Not really, no. Thematically speaking it's basically a full blown sequel to V. Every other one of his books is basically standalone despite there being cameos and minor connections to other books but V. and Gravity's Rainbow are an exception.

>> No.7160847

>>7160840
you overstate the conectedness

>> No.7161091

>>7160834

I'm the guy you quoted.
For me, it's less because it's Pynchon, and more just because that's the way I read authors. I tend to read one of the 'more accessible' works, and then, if I enjoy it, I'll read through their bibliography in chronological order, skipping things that're often recommended to skip; if I really, *really* enjoy that initial book (in this case, tCoL49), then I'll tackle the whole of their ouevre out of order; do some research; find out which books are considered "the best" and save those for last.
Hence wanting to read GR later. M&D will follow.

>> No.7161094

>>7161091
M&D being better than GR is a contrarian /lit/ meme

>> No.7161096

>>7161091
*oeuvre
Fuck this word.

>> No.7161113

>>7161094
Well, the premise of my posts has been that I don't know much about either, so I can't really defend or agree. /lit/ isn't the only place I've seen this position though, so it may be a meme and it may not; I'm sure I'll enjoy both either way.

>> No.7161527

>>7161094
mmm.. its not. they're neck and neck.

>> No.7161540
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7161540

>>7159689
Good luck trying to remove that irony m8 from society m8.

>> No.7161555

What did you guys think of the book, at least those who read it?
I thought it was an amusing tale that was unjustifiably long.

>> No.7161787

>>7161540

Hey there are already many examples of New Sincerety going strong today, like bronies, and insufferable indie rock music.

>> No.7162641

>>7159689
This is b8, but I'll take it.

I've never understood why Pynchon's works get portrayed as being soulless. There's plenty of touching romanticism throughout Gravity's Rainbow.

>> No.7162710

>>7159664
>>7159780
You're going to be p dizzabointed—there are very few bananas in the novel. It's a me me for ppl who start GR and don't get past the first 60 pages.

>> No.7162720

>>7159689
→XD

>> No.7163329

>>7162641
>>7162641
>I've never understood why Pynchon's works get portrayed as being soulless. There's plenty of touching romanticism


I have yet to read GR but made me think of the end of inherent vice

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>>7161555
I think you're assuming an intentionally patronizing opinion of a book you know is very well respected by literature lovers and critics alike while posting in a thread about it because you enjoy the sense of smug superiority and controversy it creates.

Here's your (You), at least you got that out of the amusing little tale.