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I\u2019d suggest Noir by Christopher Moore as a downshift from Pynchon. Humor, historical reference and zany hijinx - without the heavy lifting. Or for a real palate cleanser I\u2019ve been reading Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s Earthsea series between bigger books. A Wizard of Earthsea was a breath of fresh air after I\u2019d finally completed Gravity\u2019s Rainbow.

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GRAVITYS RAINBOW is all you are looking for! :)

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Richard Brautigan's fiction is very funny and the chapters are usually between 1-3 pages, its a complete palette cleanse after Pynchon. Check out "Sombrero Fallout"

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Read War and Peace. It\u2019s very easy to read but it paints an entire vivid non-Pynchonian world that might be helpful for you in staving off the burnout.

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The Hand by George Simmeon

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Try A Confederacy of Dunces!

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Philip K Dick is always an entertaining breeze. Cool ideas, simple prose.

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i second this!

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some great ones by him (imo) are The World Jones Made, Ubik, Man In thr High Castle, Flow My Tears the Policeman Said, Dr Blood Money, and We Can Build You.

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He had hundreds of short stories. All really fun.

"}, "t1_ld6fbk4": {"author": "ExoticPumpkin237", "authorId": "t2_ffn42su1", "collapsed": false, "collapsedReason": null, "collapsedBecauseCrowdControl": null, "collapsedReasonCode": null, "created": 1720983117.0, "depth": 0, "deletedBy": null, "distinguishType": null, "editedAt": null, "gildings": null, "goldCount": 0, "id": "t1_ld6fbk4", "isAdmin": false, "isDeleted": false, "isGildable": false, "isLocked": false, "isMod": false, "isOp": false, "isSaved": false, "isStickied": false, "isScoreHidden": false, "next": {"id": "t1_ld61j4l", "type": "comment"}, "parentId": null, "permalink": "/r/ThomasPynchon/comments/1e2sjk3/reading_reccs_to_avoid_pynchon_burnout/ld6fbk4/", "prev": {"id": "t1_ldd1ikz", "type": "comment"}, "postAuthor": null, "postId": "t3_1e2sjk3", "postTitle": null, "score": 2, "sendReplies": true, "subredditId": "t5_2skte", "voteState": 0, "bodyMD": "Something Ill often do is break up harder reading into breaks with stuff that's lighter, so when I got sick of Blood Meridian halfway through I took a break to read Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo, similarly set at the Mexican border but much lighter and more fantastical... Or with Mans Search For Meaning I stopped and read MAUS in between recently to lighten up a bit.\u00a0\n\n\nWith Against the Day I haven't read so only a vague idea what it's about but I would think reading some non fiction books about the Labor Wars, which I understand to be a part of that book, might be interesting!!\n\n\nReading GR right now in 50-100 page bursts and im surprised I haven't gotten burnt out yet.\u00a0", "body": "

Something Ill often do is break up harder reading into breaks with stuff that's lighter, so when I got sick of Blood Meridian halfway through I took a break to read Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo, similarly set at the Mexican border but much lighter and more fantastical... Or with Mans Search For Meaning I stopped and read MAUS in between recently to lighten up a bit.\u00a0

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With Against the Day I haven't read so only a vague idea what it's about but I would think reading some non fiction books about the Labor Wars, which I understand to be a part of that book, might be interesting!!

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Reading GR right now in 50-100 page bursts and im surprised I haven't gotten burnt out yet.\u00a0

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Oreo by Fran Ross. It's a Pynchon-esque first novel.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson. Straightforward writing style, funny and crazy book.

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Read some Jane Austen! Different era, very different style, but she was a brilliant writer and it's all (with the exception of Mansfield Park, which I didn't like) extremely entertaining. Or check out Wodehouse (I've only read a few of the Jeeves and Wooster novels, but they are light and fun), or Chandler's Marlowe novels, or In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes. Of course there's also the usual recommendations: Vonnegut and Ishmael Reed.

"}, "t1_ld573jg": {"author": "FatherGwyon", "authorId": "t2_y34q83fa8", "collapsed": false, "collapsedReason": null, "collapsedBecauseCrowdControl": null, "collapsedReasonCode": null, "created": 1720967810.0, "depth": 0, "deletedBy": null, "distinguishType": null, "editedAt": null, "gildings": null, "goldCount": 0, "id": "t1_ld573jg", "isAdmin": false, "isDeleted": false, "isGildable": false, "isLocked": false, "isMod": false, "isOp": false, "isSaved": false, "isStickied": false, "isScoreHidden": false, "next": {"id": "t1_ld4ra3y", "type": "comment"}, "parentId": null, "permalink": "/r/ThomasPynchon/comments/1e2sjk3/reading_reccs_to_avoid_pynchon_burnout/ld573jg/", "prev": {"id": "t1_ld5fk4h", "type": "comment"}, "postAuthor": null, "postId": "t3_1e2sjk3", "postTitle": null, "score": 10, "sendReplies": true, "subredditId": "t5_2skte", "voteState": 0, "bodyMD": "These comments are ridiculous. \u201cYou\u2019re burnt out on Pynchon? Try this other Pynchon! Or how about some Joyce?\u201d Lmfao. Pick up *The Gospel Singer* by Harry Crews.", "body": "

These comments are ridiculous. \u201cYou\u2019re burnt out on Pynchon? Try this other Pynchon! Or how about some Joyce?\u201d Lmfao. Pick up The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews.

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Get excited: the last 100 pages or so of AtD is my favorite part! It's so satisfying.
A palate cleanser after Pynchon is definitely recommended. It could be fun to read something from the era and genres that inspired AtD. Tom Swift and his Airship is a fun one that I'm positive Pynchon read. H.P. Lovecraft is great, too. Some of the westerns or detective works from the early 1900s could also be fun. For a modern one, The Devil in the White City is fascinating.

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Ahh, I'm a bit behind you, about 200 pages from the end!! And I totally know what you mean. I'm really into it but will really need some short palate cleansers (or just a change of pace) after this. Here's what's on my shelf that I'm mostly looking forward to:

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Roadside Picnic (Strugatsky)\nSo Late in the Day (Keegan)\nMy Year of Rest and Relaxation (Moshfegh)\nHard Boiled Wonderland... (Murakami)

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There's a few others, and I'm not sure what order I'll feel like, but after a big dense book like AtD I typically feel like short stories, sci-fi, or some kind of personal/interior narrative that's focused on personal issues rather than global/historical/political etc issues. Looking forward to seeing other recs on here.

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Happy reading!

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Knausgaard is someone I can always read effortlessly.

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Lanark by Alasdair Gray

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My go to relaxed reads are detective stories - I'm particularly fond of the Maigret novels, very short and atmospheric (set in the inter-war period in Paris).

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Or Wodehouse - cannot go wrong with Wodehouse. (I recommend the Mulliner short stories for beginners.)

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Whenever I feel burnt out after reading something very heady/complex, I usually read one of two things: a Terry Pratchett novel (very breezy, still funny, full of heart) or a book about music (band biography, about a scene, or a 33 1/3 on an album I love). So I reccomend those

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Based on the other author subreddits I'm apart of, you could check out the works of David Mitchell and James Joyce.

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James Joyce to avoid burnout? Lol

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I mean, there's early Joyce (Dubliners and Portrait).

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Inherent Vice, COL49, and Vineland for more Pynchon that takes less out of you. V is also less sprawling and complex than Against the Day (not saying much I guess). You might enjoy Knausgaard, I recommend starting with his novel The Morning Star. Another good bet is John Williams-- Stoner, Butcher's Crossing, Augustus.

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Bola\u00f1o too. Or Melville. For long and winding books that don't take as much mental fortitude as Pynchon

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Have you read any of Michael Chabon\u2019s work? Kavalier & Klay is probably his best known but I would start with The Yiddish Policemen\u2019s Union or Telegraph Avenue. As for Pynchon, inherent Vice is one of his most approachable in my view.

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I love Wonder Boys.

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There's no end to worthwhile lit to read so recommendations could range quite a bit here. I'm just going to say Beloved by Toni Morrison. I remember the prose being incredible, it won a Pulitzer, but it's not so difficult that it requires outsides sources. And it's a bit on the shorter side coming off of Pynchon.

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For non-fiction, Endurance by Alfred Lansing is an incredible, mindblowing true story. Early 20th century trans-Antarctic exploration. Most riveting story I've read (or, err, listened to as an audiobook).

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Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. I too am almost finished with AtD and I gotta say Crossroads is the best book I\u2019ve read this year. the character work is much deeper than Pynchon.

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If you're at all interested in westerns, True Grit by Charles Portis or, as Pynchon himself recommends, Warlock by Oakley Hall.

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Warlock is an utter delight.

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Warlock rules

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Roberto Bolano has a nice balance of being very ambitious and cerebral but also very readable and playful at the same time. His interests are different than Pynchon, but I assume there is a lot of crossover in readers.

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2666 is heavy duty reading and has lots of violence, not exactly a beach read!

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What would you say Bola\u00f1o\u2019s interests are?

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Artists, activists, and counterculture in Latin and South America as well as right wing fascistic undercurrents in the culture and politics of those regions

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The facility of artistic/literary/cultural pursuits in the face of those other political forces

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I've got about 100 pages left of *Against the Day* right now, and I absolutely love it. It's likely one of my top five favorite books of all time. This was my first Pynchon, and I am irreversibly obssessed with his prose, his mind, his humor, and in general, the feeling of jumping back into the world's most epic film every time I crack it open.\n\nBut with those praises out of the way, I have to admit, this book has been putting my mental faculties on **overdrive**. And don't get me wrong, that's not a complaint! It's only difficult to understand because Pynchon is a genius, and the only way to get something out of a book is to work for it. That being said, I have embarrassingly spent multiple months on AtD, and I think after this, I need a book that doesn't have me opening up a fan-made wiki from 2009 every page to understand what's going on (for some sections, at least). I'm a slow reader to begin with, but this has absolutely dashed any hopes of hitting my 2024 GoodReads book count goal (100% worth it).\n\nAnyway, all that's to say: what do I read next??? As Pynchon fans, I'm assuming this is a crowd of literary taste. Please, please, please tell me of any books that, while still great, just take less effort out of you. I want something I can read on a noisy bus commute because I don't need to be 100% dialed in. I love Vonnegut and Murakami and Austen, if that helps at all, but I am fully open to any suggestions of books that impacted you (even if it's more Pynchon!). I have a copy of V sitting on my shelf that I couldn't pass up on at a used bookstore, but I'm afraid jumping right into that might be a Pynchon overdose. Let me know if that's wrong, or if you have any tips on tackling V.\n\n**TLDR:** Would be very grateful for book reccs after finishing *Against the Day* that won't fry my brain or have me desperately searching Wikapedia to get the slightest grasp on Iceland spar, Riemann, and quaternions. Thanks!!", "content": "

Hey! I've got about 100 pages left of Against the Day right now, and I absolutely love it. It's likely one of my top five favorite books of all time. This was my first Pynchon, and I am irreversibly obssessed with his prose, his mind, his humor, and in general, the feeling of jumping back into the world's most epic film every time I crack it open.

\n\n

But with those praises out of the way, I have to admit, this book has been putting my mental faculties on overdrive. And don't get me wrong, that's not a complaint! It's only difficult to understand because Pynchon is a genius, and the only way to get something out of a book is to work for it. That being said, I have embarrassingly spent multiple months on AtD, and I think after this, I need a book that doesn't have me opening up a fan-made wiki from 2009 every page to understand what's going on (for some sections, at least). I'm a slow reader to begin with, but this has absolutely dashed any hopes of hitting my 2024 GoodReads book count goal (100% worth it).

\n\n

Anyway, all that's to say: what do I read next??? As Pynchon fans, I'm assuming this is a crowd of literary taste. Please, please, please tell me of any books that, while still great, just take less effort out of you. I want something I can read on a noisy bus commute because I don't need to be 100% dialed in. I love Vonnegut and Murakami and Austen, if that helps at all, but I am fully open to any suggestions of books that impacted you (even if it's more Pynchon!). I have a copy of V sitting on my shelf that I couldn't pass up on at a used bookstore, but I'm afraid jumping right into that might be a Pynchon overdose. Let me know if that's wrong, or if you have any tips on tackling V.

\n\n

TLDR: Would be very grateful for book reccs after finishing Against the Day that won't fry my brain or have me desperately searching Wikapedia to get the slightest grasp on Iceland spar, Riemann, and quaternions. Thanks!!

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