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760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099533214
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 February 1973
Description
Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits. Slothrop gets excited, and then (as Thomas Pynchon puts it in his sinister, insinuatingly sibilant opening sentence), a screaming comes ac...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,314 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099533214
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 February 1973
Description
Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits. Slothrop gets excited, and then (as Thomas Pynchon puts it in his sinister, insinuatingly sibilant opening sentence), a screaming comes ac...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,314 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs