The Crying Lot of 49

[MaryMM11]

Hello,

 

I just started reading The Crying Lot of 49 novella by Thomas Pynchon and wanted to see if anyone would like to start a thread of discussion tackling major themes and sharing your opinion about this read. 

 

Here is a brief synopses: 

 

e Crying of Lot 49 is a novella by Thomas Pynchon, first published in 1965. The shortest of Pynchon's novels, it is about a woman, Oedipa Maas, possibly unearthing the centuries-old conflict between two mail distribution companies, Thurn und Taxis and the Trystero (or Tristero). The former actually existed and was the first firm to distribute postal mail; the latter is Pynchon's invention. The novel is often classified as a notable example of postmodern fiction. 

[Angury]

I am interested in reading some of Pynchon's work, but I've always been put off because of how difficult I find his writing.

 

Do you find his work difficult to read through? How do you get through it?