Has anyone ever got to the end of Gravity's Rainbow?
Tried three times now and each time I've completely lost interest wading through what seems to be meaningless turgid tosh.

Is it worth reading? If so, can you post a summary of what happens, because I'm really not going to make a fourth attempt
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 15:14, 4 replies)

Yes: twice.
I've still absolutely no idea what's going on there, though.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 15:15, closed)

Yes. I shall try to type a love letter to Pynchon for posting later.

( Pig Bodine., Thu 5 Jan 2012, 15:23, closed)

Yes
It's not quite as big an ordeal as getting to the end of "Against The Day" which seems to be three fairly good books mixed together in incomprehensible order.

But it's far harder than getting to the end of Mason and Dixon, or Vineland, both of which are splendid. Off the top of my head I can't think of another author with such varied writing styles. Possibly Don DeLillo.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 23:07, closed)

another marmite choice
could not begin to care about what was going on but had a friend who adored it. If it doesn't work for you I doubt it will. When I was a teenage wanker, (the two terms are often synonymous,)I would have trudged on just to tick the box but life's too short and experience has beaten at least some of the pretentiousness out of me.
(unclestinky, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 3:57, closed)