Reddit reviews Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
We found 9 Reddit comments about Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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Well, since you're reading it in its original language (yes?), and no overhauls have been made to the text, every single copy of this book contains the exact same text, from the cheapest paperback, to the nicest quality hardcover.
So the only thing different is the physical aspect of the book, the "book object," and since its a penguin, you're looking at medium-to-good grade craftsmanship. Its not as nice and sturdy as this one or this one, which both have thicker pages and a deckled edge, but if you treat it with respect, it should not fall apart on you, and there should be plenty of room in the margins for notes.
and yes, you will need to take notes in the margin. It will make your second read that much more enjoyable.
and yes, you will want to do a second read.
A good buy! Enjoy it!
I uphold that Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" is the greatest novel ever written.
Like "Catch-22" it's a postmodern imagining of WW2 - except 1.5 times as long, more digressive/subversive, more obscene, and much more epic.
Just imagine "Catch-22" got spliced with a few physics/engineering books, Tarantino/porno films, and was written on acid...
Gravity's Rainbow is Thomas Pynchon's epic, wandering, convoluted WWII novel.
Infinite Jest is either the greatest novel of all time or the most overrated novel of all time, depending on who you ask (I happen to fall into the former category)
I found InfiniteSummer to be extremely helpful when reading Infinite Jest. Perhaps this site will prove to be just as helpful for Gravity's Rainbow. The site seems to have various resources (chapter summaries, introduction, links to wiki's, links to papers) at our disposal. Happy reading!
Also, I really recommend avoiding Penguin's edition of Gravity's Rainbow. The edges are frayed, which prove to be rather cumbersome when flipping through a 750ish page book :|
Gravity's Rainbow
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Infinite Jest
I don't know how well that actually measures difficulty of comprehending. Gravity's Rainbow was the only book I ever had to set down because I had such a hard time reading it, and that ranks as pretty "easy".
Well then... I have more to list!
The Crying of Lot 49 is pretty amazing.
I'm also a big fan of both Gravity's Rainbow and Foucalt's Pendulum.
http://www.amazon.com/Anna-Karenina-Hardcover-Classics-Tolstoy/dp/014119961X/
http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0143039946/
It's time to read books for grown ups. I believe in you. :)