Gravity's Rainbow
by Thomas Pynchon
Taste attributes: warcomedyscience fictionsexfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealbig & variedsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeA heavy, unsavoury war novel: heightened and original. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
In war-torn England, WWII U.S. soldier Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop is targeted by British intelligence. His map of sexual conquests exactly matches the map created by locations of recent German rocket bombs. Slothrop flees the suspicious superpowers in an attempt to find the mysterious Rocket 00000, which may hold the answers.
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- Author
- Thomas Pynchon
- Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 810
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