Which pynchon book to read first

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. So here are my suggestions for starting places for Pynchon. Vintage UK trade paperback edition Cover by Paul Burgess. Like this: Like Loading Published by Biblioklept. The other novels are too Pynchon-y for anyone not already converted to the PPP group membership.

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I usually suggest 'The Crying of Lot 49'. It was the first TP book I read and remains my favourite. It is shorter than the other books and gives a good flavour of his style and topics. Apr 23, AM. Phillip, I hear you--just started with reading glasses : I also wonder if the order you read them matters; I started with V and read GR next.

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