Synopsis
Discover Thomas Pynchon’s brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic.
‘The greatest, wildest author of his generation’ Guardian
We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to the earth at the exact locations of his sexual conquests. But that doesn’t really begin to cover it.
Reading this book is like falling down a rabbit hole into an outlandish, sinister, mysterious, absurd, compulsive netherworld. As The Financial Times said, ‘you must forget earlier notions about life and letters and even the Novel.’ Forty years since its publication, Gravity’s Rainbow has lost none of its power to enthral.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099511755
- Number of pages: 912
- Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 40 mm
- Weight: 617g
- Languages: English
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Absolutely Impenetrable
Although this book is meant to be a classic, the difficult writing style and totally random story loops make it a difficult and unenjoyable adventure. From... READ MORE
A sprawling masterpiece
I’m mainly reviewing this book to boost it’s one star rating given by the only other review at time of writing.
This book is not meant to be an easy read... READ MORE