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760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140106619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
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 a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,313 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
760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140106619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
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 a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,313 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