who loved this book and who hated it? i want to hear someone argue that it's his best novel to date.
It is a weird book. Late 90s/early 00s is when the country really went hard into building their life around pop culture and brands, all that consumer shit, so it gave Pynchon a great deal of room to play with the pop culture pastiche aspect of his style and he does not hold back. It's pretty good.Suspect a great deal of it will be lost on anyone under ~40.
>>24695232someone once told me there was a bunch of biblical symbolism and references in the text that i honestly didnt catch and dont know where to start looking for it
First read: didn't like it because of spicy JewessSecond read: liked it because of spicy Jewess
>>24695370I don't recall anything but it has been years since I read it. It is certainly possible but highly improbable there is some hidden Christian meaning if that is what that person was suggesting. Pynchon is very consistent with how he uses belief systems, does not matter if it is religion, science, conspiracy or what ever, they are all the same in that they will offer some truths but can not provide all the answers and will likely get you in trouble if you blindly follow them accepting any answer they provide even for situations they are completely incapable of dealing with.
forgettable
Skimmed it. Intend to read it. Appreciate the video game and anime references. Pynchon is like Harmony Korine. He knows where it's at. The sweet spot of the unfolding zeitgeist. Knows not to sneer at the lowbrow, at the large vistas of plastic consumer fare. Updike could not have written it, perhaps not even DeLillo.
It's excellent. You read it as the second half of a duo with Inherent Vice, and it stands with any of his other books.
metal gear solid
>>24695459well said thanks :)>>24697243and final fantasy
>>24695370Lmfao. Whoever told you that is blowing smoke up your ass, typical avant-tard take on their part. Bleeding Edge is not that deep.
Reading it makes you want to read other books about the era/subjects more than continue reading the novel because the narrative isn't as interesting as the setting. The footjob is the only memorable part
>>24697589This.
I like when he lampooned BPD and had them playing 'borderline' by Madonna on repeat at their conventionclassic
Not a fan of the whorish central character. Besides that, it's a wonderful read. Lots of funny and poignant shit.
>>24699544"Maxine TARNOW, though some still have her in their system as LOEFFLER"
I liked it, I think I prefer Inherent Vice though.
