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Originally Posted by pynch
So you had the intention to read the novel before you heard about this sentence?
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I have tried to read Pynchon in the past (Vineland) and it didn't go well. He is one of those authors that I think I *should* read in order to... I don't know, expand my mind? This one looked interesting in the premise, and perhaps more accessible. But the one very long sentence reminded me that it will probably be yet another difficult slog.
In writing my comment, I was thinking about how the whole concept of "good writing" or "beautiful language" is so personal. One person's yum is another person's yuck. Obviously, I didn't write that in my comment, I chose to write something short and glib. I didn't at all mean to pee on anyone's anything, and I'm sorry if it came off that way. To those who love Pynchon, perhaps you enjoy a different writing style than I do, or perhaps you're just smarter than me.
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