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The Crying of Lot 49

By: Thomas Pynchon
Narrated by: George K Wilson
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Quite unexpectedly, Mrs. Oedipa Maas finds herself the executor of the estate of Pierce Inverarity, a man she used to know in a more-or-less intimate fashion. When Oedipa heads off to Southern California to sort through Pierce's affairs, she becomes ensnared in a hilarious and puzzling worldwide conspiracy.

Calling Thomas Pynchon a "virtuoso with prose", the Chicago Tribune compares his work to James Joyce's Ulysses. Pynchon, winner of the National Book Award, has shocked, enthralled, and delighted fans for more than 40 years with his satire and wit.

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"The comedy crackles, the puns pop, the satire explodes." ( The New York Times)
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The reader is great, even though I’d prefer a woman to read the novel because of the main character. However, there are so many noises in the background coming from his mic.
• Dog Barking
• Routine Stomach Growling
• Long unedited pauses

Great Reader. However...

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Can’t understand how someone can write post modernist anarcho satire and still make lyrical. Maybe if I read enough Pynchon analysis, I’ll understand. Or I could be wasting my time, missing the point.

Bonkers as always

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I do not share the same opinion as those who feel this book is in the top 100 greatest novels. It is a fine novel, quirky, and enjoyable on several levels, but nothing special compared to other great novels. Perhaps it was the reading which was uninspired. I never really got into the novel and before I knew it, the reading was done.

Didn't Live Up to Expectations

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Having the audiobook definitely helps to really understand what is going on in the book.

It's quite a book

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Only gripe is that the narrator develops a slight nose whistle partway through. Otherwise a very good rendition of Pynchon’s classic novel.

Pretty good reading of a classic

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