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Pynchon's Vineland in the Shadow of Gravity's Rainbow (Book Review and Analysis)An in-depth review of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland in contrast to his epic masterpiece Gravity's Rainbow. Analysis of how both novels can be read as allegories of the opposing American cultures from which they emerged.- Thomas Pynchon - The Crying of Lot 49Oedipa Mass, throughout the novel, becomes more and more isolated from the rest of the world. Drugs overwhelming her world can be one reason of this isolation.
- Thomas Pynchon - Gravity's RainbowThis essay shows that Thomas Pynchon describes sciences as destructive forces in Gravity's Rainbow. The fields explored are astrology, spiritism, and mathematics, which are all associated with destruction and death in Pynchon's novel.
- Communication (or Lack Thereof) in Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49A look into the theme of communication within the novel "The Crying of Lot 49" by Thomas Pynchon.
- The Works of the Elusive Thomas PynchonThomas Pynchon was one of the hottest cult novelists of the 70s, right up there with Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan and Ken Kesey.
My Top Five Favorite ReclusesI explain why I like five famous recluses and why being a recluse has aided them in their craft.- 10 Canonical Literary Doorstops I Will Proably Never Read Before I DieComedy: a list of 10 famous and very long books with humorous commentary about why I've never been able to actually crack more than 100 or so pages of each.