shara
After 4 longest months of my life, I finally finished GR. I named this summer "The Summer of Pynchon".
Pynchon is clearly a good writer, there are pieces of his writing that are probably some of the best I've read, if not the best. The Poekler chapter is one of the most poignant things I've read. Buttt, and this is a huge but, theres so much nonsense writing to get through to get there. The pay off is just not worth it. I feel like atleast 30% of the book should have been edited out. This was clearly written at a time when everybody was doing coke - the writer, the editor, the publisher and it shows.
Ill probably try reading Pychon, maybe his newer stuff but I need atleast 3 years to cleanse my pallett.
After 4 longest months of my life, I finally finished GR. I named this summer "The Summer of Pynchon".
Pynchon is clearly a good writer, there are pieces of his writing that are probably some of the best I've read, if not the best. The Poekler chapter is one of the most poignant things I've read. Buttt, and this is a huge but, theres so much nonsense writing to get through to get there. The pay off is just not worth it. I feel like atleast 30% of the book should have been edited out. This was clearly written at a time when everybody was doing coke - the writer, the editor, the publisher and it shows.
Ill probably try reading Pychon, maybe his newer stuff but I need atleast 3 years to cleanse my pallett.