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A Goodreads user asked this question about Gravity’s Rainbow:
This book seem very intimidating to read (length and the fact Pynchon seems kind of a nut). Is it a difficult read?
Craig B. Yes.
It is tremendously densely packed.
Sort of the first 1600-page novel that's only 760 pages.

But don't let that scare you off. It's one of those few …moreYes.
It is tremendously densely packed.
Sort of the first 1600-page novel that's only 760 pages.

But don't let that scare you off. It's one of those few extraordinary books that teaches you how to read it as you go along.

And of course, the musical interludes where the characters break into song help chop up the density.(less)
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by Thomas Pynchon
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