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Thomas Pynchon: Gravity's Rainbow (Paperback, 1974, Bantam Books) 4 stars

Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets …

This is one of the more difficult books I've read. It feels like I have to pay as much attention as I would when studying for a history final exam. So far, it hasn't been enjoyable to read, but it is very interesting both for the story and the way it's written.