Last year, in the days before Christmas, I finished Gravity’s Rainbow. Last night, I finished Mason & Dixon.4mo ⋅ ChildB ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
The feature film info being shared around Paul Thomas Anderson has been updated to specifically name Vineland4mo ⋅ Sleepy_C ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Just moved to Zurich from Argentina. This is the one and only book I’ve with me.6mo ⋅ Matero_de_Chernobyl ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Nazi Rocket Scientist Werner Von Braun in his Office at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center3mo ⋅ MoochoMaas ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Is this a good place to start? I’ve haven’t read anything by Pynchon yet.9mo ⋅ xanaxforbreakfest ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Finished Vineland last night, picked this up on a whim today at Myopic Books in Chicago.6mo ⋅ smalltownlargefry ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Thought I’d post my Pynchon shelf...really hoping at least one more novel is in the works.1mo ⋅ SenorKaboom ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Took my copy of Gravity’s Rainbow to the place where it was written2yr ⋅ mountainviewfinder ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Discovery at my local used bookstore. Never has $5.50 been better spent.10mo ⋅ austinrose7 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
In appreciation of 重力の虹: the cover to the Japanese edition of Gravity’s Rainbow2yr ⋅ Obliterature ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
What are the odds of finding this in a Goodwill store in Mississippi? I’m still in shock...3yr ⋅ AmisTFlitcher ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
I had been thinking about taking the plunge, then I found my mom’s old copy over Thanksgiving.2yr ⋅ bender28 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Straight out of the last section of Gravity's Rainbow. Also reminds me of the Black Hole of Calcutta recreations encountered in Mason & Dixon2mo ⋅ Urphe ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Finally found a copy of Warlock at my local bookstore after reading about how much Pynchon loved it and I highly recommend seeking it out4mo ⋅ afterthegoldthrust ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Recreated the “Shoot the Pier” sandwich from “Inherent Vice” for my birthday: “Basically avocados, sprouts, jalapenos, pickled artichoke hearts, Monterey Jack cheese, and Green Goddess dressing on a sourdough loaf that has first been sliced lengthwise, spread with garlic butter, and toasted...”1yr ⋅ admiral_clam ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
A screaming comes across the sky...it is billionaire Jeffery Bezos in his phallic rocket3yr ⋅ rahbbb ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Vineland.. is so fucking unbelievably good its like he took all the insane complexity of his earlier novels & took the insane pain to write something like 49 or GR & instead wrote a novel where every sentence & paragraph are flawless, it's Nabokov on LSD 25, while Surfing.10mo ⋅ Mullec ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Perhaps my favorite excerpt from Gravity’s Rainbow. An incredibly moving piece of writing.3yr ⋅ frenziedpony ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Celebrating the holiday in my new shirt from u/Obliterature’s TeePublic shop1yr ⋅ Jonas_Dussell ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Reminder to always support your local bookstore - owner gave me a new-ish copy of Vineland for free today after many hours/dollars spent there.1yr ⋅ TroglodyteWrangler ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Gravity's Rainbow Pg: 41 Title Ep.3 He has become obsessed with the idea of a rocket with his name written on it1yr ⋅ Bradspersecond ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Gravity's Rainbow Episode 3.Pg. 42: Tyrone Slothrop is going to be caught out in it too1yr ⋅ Bradspersecond ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
First mention of Mason & Dixon - Newsweek Magazine, 7th August, 19784mo ⋅ UshiNarrativeTruth ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Read House of Leaves, Found this Bret Easton Ellis quote on the first page3wk ⋅ SlothropWallace ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Frozen Spider Monkey, V.-inspired drawing by me ( hope I do Not spam the subreddit with my drawings?)1yr ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Katje & Slothrop in Casino H.G., another Gr-inspired drawing (2005)1yr ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
On the 9th of June 2023, highly influential American author Thomas Pynchon was found in perfect health, and, hopefully, in a good mood. What do you reckon he is up to these days?11mo ⋅ Minimum_Vehicle9220 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Gravity's Rainbow Sneak Peak: Still at it! Will be returning to a semi-regular posting schedule starting soon! Be cool but care everyone. see you soon.1yr ⋅ Bradspersecond ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
The lengths Pynchon goes to to embed jokes like this in his work amazes and kills me. (From Mason & Dixon)4mo ⋅ HailToTheKing_BB ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
From Rilke's Book of Hours, anyone else see Gravity's Rainbow in this?2wk ⋅ YouGottaBeNuckinFuts ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Saw this on the road in VA and, be us chums of chance, he just so happened to pull into gas station after me...1yr ⋅ charybdis_bound ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Went to a local bookstore in Buffalo NY looking for “Moby Dick” and stumbled across this super clean 1970s edition of “Gravity’s Rainbow” in the $1 book section! I was buying Derrida’s “Of Grammatology” too, and they gave me GR for free!2yr ⋅ JHG_01Music ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
First novel, first chapter, BAM! One of the greatest chapter titles I’ve ever seen.2yr ⋅ TastefulDrapes ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
I think this one sentence in Gravity’s Rainbow about sums it up3yr ⋅ genesismtnsandcoffee ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
2022 was the year of Pynchon for me. Others too, but especially him.1yr ⋅ Stupid-Sexy-Alt ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Weissmann's Tarot No 2 - The Cards, GR-inspired drawing by me11mo ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Haven't read Mason & Dixon yet, but I found this in the wild thumbing through Sean Carroll's book on General Relativity3yr ⋅ stabbinfresh ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Nordhausen (Slothtop and Geli escape in a balloon pursueded by Marvy in a plane), ink drawing by me, inspiration: aerial view of my hometown.10mo ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Very happy with my recently bought first edition. Really hard to get here in Argentina1yr ⋅ Matero_de_Chernobyl ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Reading GR for the first time. I figured It’s probably a bit too advanced for a 16-year-old but I’m having tons of fun reading it, and there’s always stuff online that’ll help explain things to me. Is there anybody else who’s new to Pynchon and if so I’d love to hear your thoughts.1yr ⋅ Juiceloose301 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Gravity's Rainbow Pg: 40 No time for slap-and-tickle here you see Well here we are. What I have been considering Episodes 1&2 turned out to actually be episodes 1,2&3. So I covered more ground than I thought. Just don't look up where this is in it...(iykyk)1yr ⋅ Bradspersecond ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Ordered these from the UK to the US so I could get the covers I wanted.2yr ⋅ TastefulDrapes ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
This is a 36x48” oil painting I completed earlier this year that was heavily inspired by Pynchon called “Word of Mouth”. There are a few obvious nods ;) I started reading Pynchon in 2016 and he’s had a massive impact on the feel of my work. A true Legend!2yr ⋅ Gravedaisy ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Pynchon describes the psychology of the incel perfectly on this passage about Pointsman1yr ⋅ Evensong1217 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Enjoy my collection of hardcover first editions for Pynchon in Private 2020!4yr ⋅ MechanickalDuck ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
I saw this tweet going around and I can't shake the feeling that it is the most concise explanation of why T.P. is so interested in the occult1yr ⋅ VicugnaAlpacos ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Gravity's Rainbow Pg.35: Allied.Clearing.House.Technical.Units. Northern.Germany.1yr ⋅ Bradspersecond ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
I dont find this brazilian edition cover particularly beautiful but wanted to share for curiosity's sake (and also my cat)1yr ⋅ TolkiensBoyfriend ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
The owls are not what they seem (from Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon)2yr ⋅ Obliterature ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Finally taking the plunge. How do we feel about this edition?1yr ⋅ GaryTheCommander ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Anyone else feeling a little worried that access to this archive could reveal what Pynchon meant on lots of aspects of his art, and that that could ruin some of the mystery, making the books less interesting to study?1yr ⋅ frenesigates ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Roger Mexico's Paranoia, No 2, Gr inspired drawing (2005) by me.1yr ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Started this last night—just wrapped up chapter four this morning.1yr ⋅ zombieface-10 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
For National Book Lovers Day, I thought I'd share my late father's Pynchon collection4yr ⋅ AfternoonBagel ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Thomas Pynchon sends his regrets to Donald Barthelme for missing the Postmodern Dinner2yr ⋅ stripperliterature ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Ship of Fools aka FSO Safer, ink drawing by me. 'Ship of Fools' is from Book VI of Plato's Dialog The Republic, allegory of a dysfunctional society with mob mentality10mo ⋅ Easy_Albatross_3538 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
In 1983, Donald Barthelme organizes a Postmodernist Dinner for a group of authors such as William Gaddis, Susan Sontag, Kurt Vonnegut, William H. Gass and many more. Following the dinner, Pynchon writes a letter to Barthelme explaining why he failed to respond to the invitation.4yr ⋅ mbsimsek ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
He new GR would be full of those :) Is he mocking the reader? Or just telling us that we don’t have to always make sense of every sentence? Made me stop and think as I grapple with all the obscure references and companions and such.1yr ⋅ BotaKtan ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
“We fought Against the Day and we won.” Really enjoying this go-round of The Master with both V. and Against the Day fresh in my mind.1yr ⋅ johnthomaslumsden ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Found in the wild. I can’t imagine this isn’t an intentional reference.1yr ⋅ Due_University918 ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
Mason & Dixon & Macaulay Culkin (check the stack of books on the right-side of the photo)2yr ⋅ frenesigates ⋅ r/ThomasPynchon
