Against the Day (edit title)

• Rated 5 stars

“sight unread i give it 5 stars”

• Rated 0 stars

“Vintage Pynchon, broad sweeping cineamatic.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Wildly uneven and took forever to read, but the long stretches of brilliance were more htan worth the hard trek. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“At 1,100 pages of intertwined story-telling, Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon is quite the read. Loosely historical, with major characters aplenty - Traverse family, Chums of Chance, Yashmeen, Daley Rideout - through multiple historical eras and events - Colorado labor troubles of the 1890's, Tesla's discoveries of the 1900's, and WWI - the story, characters, and plot keep the reader engaged and entertained.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Compelling book that's hella long and all over the place.”

• Rated 2 stars

“Bought this the moment it came out. I tried.”

• Rated 0 stars

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So far so good. Some parts are funny and strange, a few parts are a little too out there for me, but it's a good read so far (450p of 1100)”

• Rated 3 stars

“Too long and uninvolved to be better than a 3 star. Let's face it. Most of you will never read through this whole book like i just did. it took me the better part of a year to finish.
Some flashes of glory, but here is hoping that the new one in August is easier.”

• Rated 1 stars

“this is one of the worst books I've ever suffered to read.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Classic Pynchon - just can't stick to it! This time, the diabolical captains of industry in the gilded age are trying to refract light through the Iceland Spar with the help of co-opted scientists to bring the world under their control. Pockets of resistance are raging against this and the very idea of splitting the light into day and night - a Sisyphean task comparable with the idea of actually finishing this book. Good luck! Maybe not the best of his to start with if you're new to him.”