“For me, when the story bogged down or I was having a hard time with it, I started looking harder for the humor that was on every page, if not every paragraph, found myself laughing out loud, and then got back into the story easily. It was indeed a struggle, but a struggle worth while. I ended up loving it, and may read it again.”
“I am reading and enjoying this book very much. I am a sucker for a "quest" book and/or anything with airships and this has both.Here is a delicious quote:"At length, upon the imminent arrival of a posse comitatus who had learned of his attempted scheme to sell the state of Mississippi to a mysterious Chinese consortium based in Tijuana, Mexico..."”
“yes Pynchon is a difficult read. I finally got through Gravity's Rainbow after my 5th or 6th attempt. I can't say it was really worth that much trouble. I bought this one right after it came out and I am only on page 450. There is, however a very nice blog discussion for those who are a little lost. It is called "The Chumps of Choice" and basically gives summations for the story divided into groups of pageshttp://chumpsofchoice.blogspot.com/good luck”
“I couldn't get through this book. Perhaps someone out there can renew my interest. I had high hopes because I love post modernism and magic realism. Maybe someone can recommend some Pynchon that is more accessible.”
