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Paperback Companion to the Crying of Lot 49 Book

ISBN: 0820316369

ISBN13: 9780820316369

Companion to the Crying of Lot 49

This novel poses many challenges, owing especially to its impressive range of references to contemporary popular and material culture, history and geography, and slang and technical jargon. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 4 stars
Use with caution

This little book written to provide insight into the myriad of Pynchon's obscure references and symbolic appellations in The Crying of Lot 49 is a worthwhile source of help if used with discretion and common sense. Although many of Grant's entries are useful to untangle some of Pynchon's more obscure references, others will simply lead you further down the path of confusion. The problem lies in the fact that while many of...

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Rated 5 stars
A BIG help!

Here's the key to uncracking The Crying of Lot 49. I used the book while I was reading Pynchon's novel while in a high school leterary club. With the novel's complexities, I never would have been able to understand the book with out this helpful companion. The book follows the novel in chapters pointing out everything that you may have missed. Much of what was pointed out I did infact miss never thinking Pynchon might have...

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Rated 5 stars
An absolutely essential Lot 49 resource.

I conduct the Berkeley Pynchon reading-group, Berkeley Pynheads. I can say, without reservation, that Kerry's book is absolutely essential for gaining access to The Crying of Lot 49. As a bonus, it is an endlessly fascinating read in itself. It is like an encyclopedia of American arcana. Buy it.

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Rated 5 stars
Wonderful reference book...

This book is a must for anyone who has read or is reading The Crying of Lot 49 and is somewhat confused by the allusions and references Pynchon makes throughout the book. From facts about Thurn and Taxis to an entry explaining who Ringo Star is (just in case you didn't know already), it is a wonderful reader to put amongst the Pynchon section of your bookshelf.

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