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8196249 No.8196249 [Reply] [Original]

>pick up this book because of the /lit/ memes
>not sure what to expect
>start reading it
>it's actually fucking incredible

I'm still reading it bros, I know some of you guys might see this as a shitpost, and it probably is, but I gotta thank you guys for getting me to read this book. Pynchon's writing is amazing, and the way the novel flows is incredible to me. This passage I was reading I really liked:


“And one cried wee, wee, wee, all the way—” Jessica breaking down in a giggle as he reaches for the spot along her sweatered flank he knows she can’t bear to be tickled in. She hunches, squirming, out of the way as he rolls past, bouncing off the back of the sofa but making a nice recovery, and by now she’s ticklish all over, he can grab an ankle, elbow—

But a rocket has suddenly struck. A terrific blast quite close beyond the village: the entire fabric of the air, the time, is changed—the casement window blown inward, rebounding with a wood squeak to slam again as all the house still shudders.

Their hearts pound. Eardrums brushed taut by the overpressure ring in pain. The invisible train rushes away close over the rooftop. . . . They sit still as the painted dogs now, silent, oddly unable to touch. Death has come in the pantry door: stands watching them, iron and patient, with a look that says try to tickle me.”

>> No.8196269

Damn that was nice
Now I wanna read it too

>> No.8196273

>>8196249
yeah its the best

>> No.8196293

>>8196249
After +- 500 pages Pynchon really gets on my fucking nerves.

>> No.8196327

>>8196249
It's a meme for a number of reasons, and not all of them are bad ones.

>> No.8196337

Glad to hear, brother!

I love this book myself. I've read it once a year for the past 6 years and I get a whole new experience every time.

>> No.8196934

>>8196249
you werent supposed to actually read it you dunce

>> No.8196944

Yeah, GR is amazing. I've only read it once but plan to read it again soon.