I didn't read the review. I only know the review contains the word 'self-indulgent'. I had decided I wouldn't trust the review containing the word. A Pynchonesque Turn by Pynchon by MICHIKO KAKUTANI http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/books/20kaku.html?ei=5088&en=67756e0ee8ca5826&ex=1321678800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print