So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: The Crying of Lot 49

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

The Crying of Lot 49 wasn't easy for me to read. V. was easier for me than The Crying of Lot 49. Why? About Gravity's Rainbow, I don't finish reading it so far. I gave up after reading a quarter of the book several times. Every time I reached the point of a quarter of Gravity's Rainbow, I encountered something which made me get busy or tired. I like Thomas Pynchon but I cannot confess it, because, I'm ashamed that, I've not read all his books completely. A new book, Mason & Dixon, will be soon published in Japan. Boo-hoo. I have many books I want to read.

The Crying of Lot 49 gives readers a big riddle. Each character has each allusive name. What is the trap? I enjoyed straying into the riddle with the main character. All characters who talk to the main character are funny. Weird people in the book are fascinating. There are cute epigrams inserted in places. Metaphor using scientific vocabulary is attractive. I could brilliantly form pictures of each scenery of the book. Each scene is very impressive. But I don't want it to be made into a movie. The writing style of Thomas Pynchon is so unique that other expression can't be replaced.

Next, I will certainly try Gravity's Rainbow.