In his first three novels, Thomas Pynchon focuses in part on the inability to achieve reliable knowledge of the self and the world. As a consequence of this and of the events around which Pynchon builds these early novels, V., The Crying of Lot 49, and Gravity's Rainbow tend to be read as nihilistic. This book focuses on Pynchon's use of ideas of western history, philosophy, and science to arrive at a reading that suggests that Pynchon's project in these early novels is to provoke his readers into taking precisely the sort of personal and political action his characters cannot.
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Excellent!,
By James Perkins (Delaware) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thomas Pynchon's Narratives: Subjectivity and Problems of Knowing (Hardcover)
Alan Brownlie book or volume, Subjectivity and Problems of Knowing, is Excellent! I agreed with the two other gentlemen, this book is a MUST if you are a serious student of Thomas Pynchon. This book is a worthy addition to any library. WOW, meaning a knockout; hit; great achievement and masterstroke. This book is a masterstroke!
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Put the book down and get a life!,
By April Madison (Springfield, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thomas Pynchon's Narratives: Subjectivity and Problems of Knowing (Hardcover)
A WOW book! Come on U guys! Grant it, Alan did a good job... but a WOW book? No way! If this book makes you say WOW... (Sigh) Guys, then you need to get a life! Put the book down and go out and smell the roses. Life is waiting for you. A book like this shouldn't make you say, wow with capital letters, "life" should. I agree with Helena..."not a WOW book."
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baby, you are so money,
By Michael P. Leyden (Ormond Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thomas Pynchon's Narratives: Subjectivity and Problems of Knowing (Hardcover)
I have to agree with Mr. Weinberg's review of this volume.As a serious student of both Pynchon and the philosophy of science, I feel Mr Brownlie's book is a breath of fresh air. Rarely have I encountered a writer with such breadth of knowledge combined with the courage to take on established views.
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