Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

Finished The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon this morning.  Although considered a modern work, it has many aspects of it (chiefly its fractured narrative) which make it seem postmodern.  The story begins with the reading of a will and leads to a conspiracy, but honestly it's all very hard to follow.  At the same time, I did really enjoy the wordplay and the rhythm of the words.  Even if you don't feel like untangling its deep meaning, I would still recommend it.

I'm still reading DKIII.  After that, it's Dream On Monkey Mountain by Derek Walcott.

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