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Is this book autistic? Was Pynchon an autist?

Currently i'm reading it, enjoying it, but i can't shake the feeling of autism off.

10/10
Entertaining, profound, beautifully written.

>>7343927
Where did you pick up that he was handpicked to be involved in the Manhattan Project? I Googled it and nothing showed up

So it's just Dr. Strangelove, but for drugged up hippies?

So I just read the chapter where Slothrop fucks the little girl...

What the fuck Pynchon? Is he a pedo?

What am I supposed to make of the Counter Force chapter?

What would be some equivalents of Gravity's Rainbow in other media?

>The proposition of feces in my mouth
>Rockets on their way back down

>>7251224

>>7251231
>Wow, wish women still had waists that thin

They never did.

Yay or nay?

I found this copy of gravity's rainbow today. i understand it's kind of rare. I'm never going to read it but i'll send it to one of you. send me a message about it.

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/35515738-austin-mobi

So it's basically just Catch-22 on acid?

Serious question: Will someone with no education in literary studies enjoy this? Or is it going to fly over my head?

>Slothrop goes to the desk and takes up a pen. Has to whack it a few times on the desk's edge to get the ink flowing, but after that he's good. Piece of paper in front of him, he decides it's time to clue the world in on a thing or two. Let em know what's really going on out here. A book, he thinks. Sure. Could be a good read. "And I've got the perfect title," he sez to himself, and christens the white page with the words "Gravity's Rainbow."

REALLY?

What's some necessary reading before I take a swing at this? Just like the Odyssey is with Ulysses.

>inb4 word salad

Viking published this weird thing for me in my thirties. Go figure!

ok this is set to start on Oct. 1. Here are the dates and the sections we will be reading through each day. Please ask questions or offer suggestions now so I have time to implement them. The starting date should give you ample time to finish V. or whatever you are reading now. The pace is slow so people in school and work can keep up.

http://imgur.com/a/yNAF0

Hey everyone. I'm not the individual who was going to set this up but I figured since it is the date we decided on and there is no thread I would make one. Keep in mind, I have never read the book so if the schedule is too slow or fast make an adjustment.

Here is a rough schedule I came up with and here is the wiki:

http://gravitys-rainbow.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

SCHEDULE:

Part 1:Beyond the Zero

3-16, 17-29, 29-42, 42-53, 53--71, 71-83, 83-113, 114-136, 136-154, 154-174, 174-177

Part 2: Un Perm' au Casino Herman Goering

181-205, 205-236, 236-249, 249-278

Part 3: In the Zone

279-295, 295-314, 314-329, 329-336, 336-359, 359-371, 371-383, 383-390, 390-392, 392-397, 397-433, 433-447, 448-456, 457-468, 468-472, 473-482, 482-488, 488-491, 492-505, 505-518, 518-525, 525-532, 532-536, 537-548, 549-557, 557-563, 563-566, 567-577, 577-580, 580-591, 591-610, 610-616

Part 4: The Counterforce

617-626, 626-640, 640-655, 656-663, 663-673, 674-700, 700-706, 706-717, 717-724, 724-733, 733-735, 735-760

So, been reading this- can anyone explain to me what the fuck the Kirghiz Light is?

I thought it was pretty good

>>7042083
I'm about 236 pages in and the narrator is already literally eating shit too.

Did I fuck up by reading this book?