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Sizone
Sep 13, 2007

by LadyAmbien

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Not_Rainbow_Horse
Nov 11, 2013
:firstpost:





:horse:

ColtMcAsskick
Nov 7, 2010
cool another novel everyone will give up on by page 100 and then claim to have read it

Sizone
Sep 13, 2007

by LadyAmbien
o.k, I guess I need to explain the joke to you quasiliterate nerds. part of the thing about gravity's rainbow is that kilroy, of kilroy was here fame was some sort of drawing off a circuit schematic, possibly one that was essential to the plot, i can't remember and I'm not looking it up.

the schematic symbol for a solid core transformer looks suspiciously like goatman.

Shadoer
Aug 31, 2011


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I wonder if I can get the book via W.A.S.T.E. mail order?

a hole-y ghost
May 10, 2010

It sounds like pynchon off a loaf is more fun than reading this guys book.

Sizone
Sep 13, 2007

by LadyAmbien

Shadoer posted:

I wonder if I can get the book via W.A.S.T.E. mail order?

draw a muted trumpet on the side of a postal collection box in the whores 'n' junkies district of town. the tristolaran agent who runs the print on demand shop will meet you there at midnight

d0s
Jun 28, 2004

postmodernism is poo poo, op

unassertive boy 99
Dec 7, 2014

by Ralp

ColtMcAsskick posted:

cool another novel everyone will give up on by page 100 and then claim to have read it

Wow 100?? Im thinking 5

Orkin Mang
Nov 1, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
weird character name.s heh wacky scenario...maths; mmm..ffff

Sizone
Sep 13, 2007

by LadyAmbien

d0s posted:

postmodernism is poo poo, op

only in philosophy. it's ok for stuff that isnt serious, like art.

Shadoer
Aug 31, 2011


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Sizone posted:

draw a muted trumpet on the side of a postal collection box in the whores 'n' junkies district of town. the tristolaran agent who runs the print on demand shop will meet you there at midnight

Excellent.

MOOBS!
Dec 10, 2013

gravitys rainbow is the pet name for my multicultural lovers dong

MOOBS!
Dec 10, 2013

taste the rainbow

Beef Turret
Jul 9, 2009

by Lowtax

d0s posted:

postmodernism is poo poo, op

That's what someone told you to think

Harakiri Potter
Oct 18, 2004

REACH HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE BABY
gravity's rainbow is a dull piece of pseudo intellectual crap that only over-educated shitheads read to punish their peers

Sizone
Sep 13, 2007

by LadyAmbien
not true, i read it when i was an undereducated shithead. now, harry as a boy, where are the fairies on a string?

Harakiri Potter
Oct 18, 2004

REACH HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE BABY

well played goon

coolskull
Nov 11, 2007

I read a bunch of Pynchon in high school and now I post here. So.

Sir John Feelgood
Nov 18, 2009

Cool.

Dang It Bhabhi!
May 27, 2004



ASK ME ABOUT
BEING
ESCULA GRIND'S
#1 SIMP

in england during ww2 everywhere an american gi would gently caress a lady a v2 rocket would blow that place up the end

Sir John Feelgood
Nov 18, 2009

Man goes into toilet.

grrarg
Feb 14, 2011

Don't lose your head over it.

a hole-y ghost posted:

It sounds like pynchon off a loaf is more fun than reading this guys book.
Pynchon off a loaf is right. The only thing I remember about the book is a dominatrix pooping in the mouth of one of the scientists.

therattle
Jul 24, 2007
Soiled Meat
I really like a lot of his books, especially Mason & Dixon onwards, but gently caress GR. it's unreadable. I tried 3 times.

Full Metal Jackass
Jan 22, 2001

Rabid bats are welcome in my home

therattle posted:

I really like a lot of his books, especially Mason & Dixon onwards, but gently caress GR. it's unreadable. I tried 3 times.

I'm probably the only person who liked crying of lot 49 much more than gravity's rainbow.

Shadoer
Aug 31, 2011


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Full Metal Jackass posted:

I'm probably the only person who liked crying of lot 49 much more than gravity's rainbow.

Nope, I too liked The Crying of Lot 49 more than Gravity's Rainbow. So you aren't alone :)

Full Metal Jackass
Jan 22, 2001

Rabid bats are welcome in my home

Shadoer posted:

Nope, I too liked The Crying of Lot 49 more than Gravity's Rainbow. So you aren't alone :)

:hfive:

West SAAB Story
Mar 13, 2014

by Athanatos

(and can't post for 257 days!)

Sir John Feelgood posted:

Man goes into toilet.

Sharks in the toilet? Our shark?

Sponge Baathist
Jan 30, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

:downs::respek::horse:

Rev. Melchisedech Howler
Sep 5, 2006

You know. Leather.

Harry in Rio posted:


well played goon

Lil Swamp Booger Baby
Aug 1, 1981

Harry in Rio posted:

gravity's rainbow is a dull piece of pseudo intellectual crap that only over-educated shitheads read to punish their peers

It's a simple book and you're just trying to feel better because you're a simpleton.

F hole
May 13, 2008

Inherent Vice best Pynchon

WAMPA_STOMPA
Oct 21, 2010
* a western showdown is about to happen* meanwhile thousands of miles away time lords are invading from the future and also meanwhile thousands of miles away a gay spy is blowing a dude and also meanwhile cthulu is invading nyc like godzilla

WAMPA_STOMPA
Oct 21, 2010
thats p much the plot to against the day your wlcome

Xaris
Jul 25, 2006

Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

F hole posted:

Inherent Vice best Pynchon

yea IV was pretty decent

movie sucked though imo

West SAAB Story
Mar 13, 2014

by Athanatos

(and can't post for 257 days!)

wait that balki guy from meepos is writing books now?

chippy
Aug 16, 2006

OK I DON'T GET IT

unassertive boy 99 posted:

Wow 100?? Im thinking 5

I'm on ~570 at the moment

Not gonna lie, it's been a loving slog

Inexplicable Humblebrag
Sep 20, 2003

i read and enjoyed it

i did this by enjoying the words and not throwing a thrashing autistic fit any time i didn't understand something, which was pretty much constantly

Dildo Malone
Sep 14, 2008


thomas pinch one

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satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009

Full Metal Jackass posted:

I'm probably the only person who liked crying of lot 49 much more than gravity's rainbow.

thats because it was better

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