251 sats \ 9 replies \ @Scoresby 6 Apr \ on: Weekend Book Recommendations BooksAndArticles
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Reading Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon. Really killer dialogue, but be prepared for lengthy tangents.
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27 sats \ 8 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 6 Apr
Not my favorite of his, but definitely entertaining.
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90 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 6 Apr
The Crying Of Lot 49-most accessible. Gravity's Rainbow-Masterpiece
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102 sats \ 4 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 6 Apr
Lot 49 was the only one of his books I could handle in high school. Once I was able to appreciate Gravity's Rainbow, though, man what a ride.
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127 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 6 Apr
Gravity's Rainbow is one of those books I still think about maybe once a week--even though last time I read it was like 10 years ago.
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89 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 6 Apr
Correction- I haven't read it in almost 40 years.
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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 6 Apr
I meant same here regarding your experience.
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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 6 Apr
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52 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 6 Apr
I liked Mason & Dixon a ton. I'm about halfway through Bleeding Edge and it's just okay.
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 6 Apr
Mason and Dixon felt like his peak (and to be fair, it's a heck of a peak).
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