Reviews

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

fbroom's review against another edition

This could easily be the most difficult thing I’ve read. I had a hard time understanding his style and I probably missed a lot of cultural references. This book is interesting however and I was enjoying following Oedipa’s journey at times meeting all these strange people, collecting evidence, searching for the truth, randomly finding things that matter or not really … was she hallucinating or was everything real?

I can’t say if I liked it or not but I won’t forget it.

elena_ceuppens's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

julialandi13's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

daniel_bullins's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.0

jmcook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

shrubc0re's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

pinacbeth's review against another edition

1.75

idek what the actual fck happened

cinereusk's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I was supposed to read this book for a college class years ago, and decided to finally sit down and give it a read years later. And I wish I hadn’t.

witherskeleton's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

billiamdyemyhair's review against another edition

4.0

A book that is short enough to be read but long enough to never be understood.