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Sep 29, 2021redhorse6 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I've tried to get into this novel twice and am returning it again, after only getting to Chapter 15. I'm a Pynchon fan from a way back but this book seems more like Pynchon plagiarising Pynchon! Much like Updike did in The Witches of…
Mar 28, 2017
Typical Pynchon in that you never completely know what is going on but less so than some of his other books. I very much enjoyed the main character Maxine and the picture of post-dot.com boom New York. Funny, touching and silly all in one.
Nov 14, 2015stewstealth rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Found it amusing at times however the narrative, characterizations and prose all needed reworking. Carefully keep track of introduced characters as they pop in and out with little or no background or development.
Apr 30, 2015laylm220 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It was okay. It took me forever to finish this book- I just couldn't get into it.
Sep 12, 2014
Annoying style. Reads like the author was on uppers the whole time he was writing. Too smart-alecky for its own good. Stopped reading after four chapters. Don't bother.
Jul 14, 2014foggyi rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I wanted to read this book for its great revelations and understandings of 9/11 but paid too high a price. Right away it comes off as too esoteric. The only people are Jewish New Yorkers, everyone else is an ethnic or regional caricature.…
May 04, 2014
No stars. Unreadable.
niftygal
Feb 02, 2014
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Dec 26, 2013StarGladiator rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The most incredibly tedious and monotonous book ever; all the characters sound alike, as if they have the same voice, et cetera! This is surely one over-hyped author! Maybe it's ethnic; you have to be a Jewish New Yorker to appreciate…
Nov 09, 2013lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If not the greatest novelist of his generation (that goes to Philip Roth), the reclusive Thomas Pynchon may be the most influential, as he casts a shadow that falls over big guns like Don DeLillo, David Foster Wallace, William Gibson and…
Oct 29, 2013diggie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
i'm not sure how successful it is as a novel, but then i'm not sure it is a novel. it is definitely the funniest thing i've read in a long time.