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Book Review of The Crying of Lot 49

The Crying of Lot 49
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"A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force with a strongly European flavor." - San Francisco Examiner

"Mr. Pynchon's satirical eye doesn't miss a thing including rock n' roll singers, rightwing extremists and the general subculture of Southern California... Readers interested in something new and different will find good reading well done here." -Library Journal

"The work of a virtuoso with prose... His intricate symbolic order [is] akin to that of Joyce's Ulysses." - Chicago Tribune

If I was cultured enough I'd probably write the same things as these reviewers. Since I'm not, I'd just describe it in one word as confusing and brilliant. I enjoyed it very much and and was tempted not to post it on PBS except that someone else may also enjoy it too if they order it.