So, is this the most overrated writer of all time?

So, is this the most overrated writer of all time?

You guys can't actually like him, right? I mean, postmodernism is bad enough on its own ("oh, maaaaan, look how IRONIC we are, we're sooooo deeeeep, the mainstream just don't GET us"), but Pynchon is especially horrible. Gravity's Rainbow is just basically "10,000 overly-verbose and pretentious ways of saying absolutely nothing".

What a horrible writer. You should honestly, truly feel ashamed for showering unwanted praise on this shameless hack.

just finished mason and Dixon. it wasn't that good.

having never read pynchon, where to start? gravity's rainbow?

wanna see what the fuss is about

lol don't do it man. it's just a meme

Op your trolling is weak as fuck

Think pithy. You lose your heat in verbosity.
as is I can only give you a 4/10

if you had deleted everything except for "is this the most overrated writer of all time" I would have bumped you up to a 7/10 but I'm afraid as is 4/10 is the best I can do

Of course it wasn't that good. It was a 1.5 million word diatribe on how deep and weird and subjective history is, maaaaan.

I wish this was bait. I wish you guys didn't like this "author."

my critique stands

what's subjective history

History that's not objective.

>claiming objectivity in historical analyses
>2016

what's objective

Things that aren't subjective.

pynchon is a meme author, he has no discernible talent. clearly a juvenile author.

this is to complicated for me

If you're serious about getting into Pynchon, the most common route I've seen is Lot 49 (short and easy) followed by V. and then Gravity's Rainbow.

After that it doesn't matter.

Alternative (superior) route: don't read Pynchon.

yes actually and thanks!

Have fun wasting your time when you could be reading literary classics like Moby Dick and Grapes of Wrath.

settle yr jimmies mr berrycone

>10,000 overly-verbose and pretentious ways of saying absolutely nothing

no

it's 10,000 overly-verbose and pretentious ways of making a dick joke

My point stands.

I hate this place sometimes.

Alright, let's end this bait thread.

idk Inherent Vice was my first Pynchon and it was a really funny book but also a smart homage.

then I read crying of lot 49 and could see the 'literary' qualities of his works.

and now I'm reading V

I'm actually going to have to agree. I don't know why anyone even bothered. Come on, have some self respect, Veeky Forums

i dont think anyone actually does
i sure dont

i think dfw is better
not that it's saying much

I'm pretty sure no one here has actually read Pynchon. I know I haven't. Let's be real, guys.

i wish i hadn't

I have. I've read V, TCOL49, and GR. I love Pynchy.

Boy i sure love sucking cock

No you haven't. This is an anonymous forum. You don't have to try to impress us.

OK so I read mason and Dixon and didn't really like it. not much happened (I know I'm a pleb). will I like his other books.

Cool, breh. No judgement.

I haven't read M&D. I loved V. and GR. Both are very funny. GR is a masterpiece, but difficult.

if you're into things happening dont read pynchon

all I needed to hear

Pynchon, how do you say his fucking name?
Pin shun?
Pin shawn?

Shared subjectivity

He's an example of what super high art is to rich people. ITS A MEME GUYS YOU ALL FELL FOR IT AND HIS POCKETS ARE LINED W GOLD.

lol brb writing a 'masterpiece' that's so complicated I can just tell people they 'didn't get it' and they'll still throw money at me. People don't want to get it guys they want to put you on a pedestal.

This only works after you've published some thing half decent, not gonna deny at least some of his work ain't something.

Hey Greg, you're a fag man. This may come as a shock, but you really are, I'm sorry, you should probably tell your parents.

it's quite funny, i sometimes go to Veeky Forums and /mu/ and on every board the biggest insult is to be called a meme... (writer, musician, whatever)

stay insecure

Pomo is cancer, but Pynchon is alright.

The way it is spelt: Pynchon = Pinch On.

t. Someone who's never read Pynchon

Some new zany thing happens every other page

When you read people on here saying Pynchon's too difficult, nothing happens, he's just a "look at how esoteric I am" writer, etc., it's clear they haven't read anything he's written. He doesn't take himself seriously at all, aside from his sentimental, heartfelt moments. He's just in it for fun. These people's criticisms may apply to a large percentage of pomo writers, but definitely not Pynchon

is Porno writer a new meme? or am I missing something?

He's basically David Foster Wallace without the self-hatred.