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I'm not sure how to go about reviewing a Pynchon novel. Probably I shouldn't even try, so I'll jot down some impressions, etc. Up until 49, I've only read V -- which I admired. The other Pynchon books have frustrated me, but I'm beginning to think it is a matter of approach and frame of mind. And also size. Lugging those phone books, Mason & Dixon and Against the Day, into work for what would probably be at least two weeks, seemed a drag that undermined my repeated attempts. I may put them on my
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Ok, so I don't know that I am one that "gets" this book. I do admit that I like the WWII references, the conspiracy element, and the California setting. I will also admit that I plan on re-reading this book at some point. Will I read anything else by Pynchon? I have no idea, although I do have a beautiful copy of Gravity's Rainbow on my shelf.
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(2010) After reading this, I can see why Helene Hanff could never feel passionate about people and places that never existed. ...Once you get into the rhythm, the reading is not so hard but at a certain point, maybe half way through, the good parts are gone and you wonder why you are still reading, other than to find out what happens. The good parts are on pages 10, 12 and 32(?) (whatever I wrote in the progress part), these little descriptions are gems that I wish had been fleshed out a bit mor
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Chaos, confusion, miscommunication--the joke is on me, right? I set this book aside many times to try to figure this out, but seem to have been mislead and dealing with a haze, just as its protagonist. I finally read others' reviews after I gave up on making sense of it myself. Very glad I didn't have to read this in high school or college. I did read it for the PopSugar 2015 reading challenge and because it is on the 1,001 books to read before you die list. I hope a friend reads it to me so I c
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