Gravity’s Rainbow
So I first started reading Gravity’s Rainbow* in 1998 at my first-ever jury duty. I think I made it about 100 pages in. I think I was psyched out by it or something. You know, everyone says it’s impossible and difficult and confusing and… and… and…
Fast-forward 13 years. I’ve enjoyed The Recognitions,* Underworld,* Infinite Jest,* even Ulysses* (really!), plus, I helped Patrick with his dissertation—now a book—Pynchon Character Names: A Dictionary* … so I just knew I could handle GR.
Now I’m about 100 pages away from finishing it. Guess I got to this post just in time!
I’m also “reading” Zak Smith’s Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel Gravity’s Rainbow* … page-by-page alongside GR.
What’s next? Probably something short. I sure like Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. a lot….