Thomas Pynchon seems to be having a moment right now, with a new novel out and a movie loosely (very loosely) based on another.
Movie: We saw One Battle After Another the other night. It was a pretty intense movie, with some great acting. The plot was a stripped-down and modernized version of the one in the novel Vineland, but I’ll leave no spoilers for either one. Just go see it. I don’t know if it will win any Oscars, but it should get nominations in several categories, especially for the acting.
Novel: Meanwhile, I picked up Shadow Ticket this afternoon. I’m only about a dozen pages in but I’m already enjoying it a lot. Reviews say it’s not his best, but I don’t care: to me it’s classic Pynchon and a whole lot of fun.
