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It took Gass 30 years to write, and it's taking me 60 decades to read
— Aug 13, 2026 08:06PM
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Ryan Berger
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It is epic, but it is tedious. The most I have ever had to battle my concentration for something I enjoyed. I'm ready for this to be over.
— Jul 27, 2026 04:53PM
Ryan Berger
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Is this a safe space to talk about how I started this because a local bookstore was doing a summer-long readalong for it and I was the only person that showed up for the first meeting and I think they cancelled the rest due to lack of interest
No? It's not a safe space? Well you should have said something earlier.
— Jun 22, 2026 06:03PM
No? It's not a safe space? Well you should have said something earlier.
Ryan Berger
is on page 226 of 675
An Atlas-level lift. Of all the significant Big Difficult Books I've read, this might be going for the highest degree of difficulty (maybe Gravity's Rainbow has more but who knows what Pynchon is talking about).
SO bleak. Shockingly funny. Sweeping. Aching. Through only the first third of the book, its greatness is undeniable.
— Jun 17, 2026 07:41PM
SO bleak. Shockingly funny. Sweeping. Aching. Through only the first third of the book, its greatness is undeniable.