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Part 2 - Un Perm Au Herman Goering sections 24 - 26
Slothrop studies the V2 and THAT Brigadier Pudding passage 💀

Part 2 - Un Perm' Au Casino Herman Goering, sections 22-23

The best Hawaiian shirt ever, giant octpus attack, the damsel Katje, ballads about your best friend's drinking habits, post-coital snores, stolen trousers, a tiny hand.

Beyond the Zero sections 16-21

Part I - Beyond the Zero sections 9-13

Unspeakable acts throughout. Brigadier Pudding is good fun though.

Part 1 - Beyond The Zero, Sections 1-8

London, 1945, BDST. Banana saplings. Clairvoyance. A giant adenoid terrorising the streets of London. Getting your foot wedged in a dislodged toilet. Seances. Two lovers roving around Sussex in a Jaguar. Staticticans v Pavlovians. Paperclips. Secret messages delivered by V2 rocket strike. Secret allied wartime research organisations. Unopposites.

"A re-reading comes across the sky. It has happened before but there is a podcast to consult with now."

Re-reading as part of the Pynchon Pals readalong. I left this book 3 years ago not knowing what the hell I just read. Looking forward to taking this at a leisurely pace this time round.