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A review by nicolemm
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
2.0
Being the first Thomas Pynchon book I’ve read, Bleeding Edge has not encouraged me to read any more of his novels.
Every chapter was a bombardment of characters with ridiculous names, who were featured in the book for a page or two at a time. Because of this, it was really hard to connect with each character and learn how to distinguish them from the large quantity of other characters.
Then there was the plot - or should I say, the lack of plot. Honestly, after the 477 pages in this novel, I’m not entirely sure what the plot of this book was. There were so many storylines, yet at the same time, it felt as if there were none? The first 300 pages were spent building this looming threat of 9/11, and then the event was brushed over in a few chapters.
All in all, a very confusing novel.
Every chapter was a bombardment of characters with ridiculous names, who were featured in the book for a page or two at a time. Because of this, it was really hard to connect with each character and learn how to distinguish them from the large quantity of other characters.
Then there was the plot - or should I say, the lack of plot. Honestly, after the 477 pages in this novel, I’m not entirely sure what the plot of this book was. There were so many storylines, yet at the same time, it felt as if there were none? The first 300 pages were spent building this looming threat of 9/11, and then the event was brushed over in a few chapters.
All in all, a very confusing novel.