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The Crying of Lot 49 Paperback - 2006
by Thomas Pynchon
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Readers split sharply on Pynchon’s novella. Admirers praise its sharp, funny prose, inventive wordplay, and sly satire of 1960s California, treating the Tristero mystery as an intentionally open-ended puzzle about paranoia and communication. Detractors cite a thin, wavering plot, self-conscious cleverness, and an unresolved finish that feels tedious rather than tantalizing. Many note that its brevity makes it an accessible entry point, yet the dense, allusive style often demands rereading; for some a second pass was revelatory, while others quit early.
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The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
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- Title The Crying of Lot 49
- Author Thomas Pynchon
- Series Perennial Classics
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Publication date 2006-10-01
- ISBN 9780060913076 / 006091307X
- Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.4 in (20.83 x 13.46 x 1.02 cm)
- Reading level 1060
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- Cultural Region: South
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects California, Satire
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 85045221
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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