Hello book peoples of Reddit. I have recently started to read Pynchons V. Its my first novel from him (I read some of his short stories and got interested). But now that I am half way throug the novel, I am realising that I really dont get a thing. I did enjoy some scenes and chapters, particularly the chapters regarding Benny, however, ther rest I barely have a grasp on. I get that its one of his more bizzare novels, and its ment to be overplotted, and confusion may be the point, especially with the number of characters and plot lines.
But now I am wondering if all of his fiction resembles V, or is there any difference if I were to pick some of his other work to start with. Like Mason&Dixon, I know its long but I have heard it is a more traditional narrative. Also, I dont have trouble with his sentence style. I am used to reading heftier and more challenging books because I studied literature and quite enjoy writers such as Faulkner who can be tougher to read.
So I dont really understand why I am having so much trouble getting through. Should I just pause this book, and start with something else of his?
by TheFincherBitch