On no longer recommending Gravity's Rainbow to readers

[David Morris]

Many years ago I gave a copy to my 30ish step son, a lover of art, but he
never made it past the first few pages.  I read it the first time because
of Laurie Anderson's song.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p94rvSMo6Do

David Morris

On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 5:43 AM John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Director Rian Johnson (Looper, The Last Jedi) recently tweeted a
> question: "What’s the book you love that you’ve stopped recommending
> to people?"
>
> He followed up with: "Mine is Gravity’s Rainbow - I’ve come to accept
> that it’s impossible to recommend it without sounding like an asshole,
> and I’m a freak for loving it."
>
> There's lots of Pynchon love in the ensuing conversation but I like
> the initial question. If anyone wants to supply their own, go nuts.
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>