bookhater17’s Reviews > Against the Day > Status Update

“‘But if you look at the history, modern chemistry only starts coming in to replace alchemy around the same time capitalism really gets going. Strange, eh?’ … ‘…instead of turning lead into gold, they could take poor people's sweat and turn it into greenbacks, and save that lead for enforcement purposes.’”

I love how every Pynchon novel has a part about how chemists are worse than Hitler

“‘Except that in these times, 'need' arises directly from criminal acts of the rich, so it 'deserves' whatever amount of money will atone for it. Fathomable enough for you?’

‘You are a socialist, sir.’

‘As anyone not insulated by wealth from the cares of the day is obliged to be. Sir.’”

I love ❤️Thomas Pynchon

Don Quixote has me bored out of my skull; this has a dog reading a book while riding on an airship within the first five pages