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maia313's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Suicide, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, and Drug use
stargirlmolly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide
grantsharpies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Drug use
carmentxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
grboph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Child death, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence
whysoserious's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
My only criticism is that Pynchon is a tad heavy on the old verbiage. His sentences can go on, and on, and on, and on, and on and...
This can be tiresome after time and I found myself wondering what he was even saying at points. However, regardless of the actual content, the prose in itself is bloody marvellous! He uses odd quirks and turns of phrase that you just can't help but admire.
All in all I really liked this. If it had been any longer it may have started wearing but at only 140-something pages this was a fairly swift read even for someone with the attention span of a cucumber, like me. Not for those who want a solid plot with an outcome and defined story arc. Also if you want mainstream then this is certainly one to avoid - whilst it received praise and popularity when it was written, I wouldn't say the average reader would read it and you won't find something this weird in the local supermarket.
Minor: Suicide, Drug abuse, and Death