The early reviews of Thomas Pynchon’s most recent novel, Against the Day, are starting to come in, and it looks like this could be a real classic.

At well over 1,000 pages, this is Pynchon’s longest work, and it meanders through time and space in typical Pynchonian fashion. Although it may be too long and quirky for the casual reader, this is sure to be a hit with fans of Thomas Pynchon, and there are many. Strange inventions and incidents abound in what may be the greatest Pynchon work since Gravity’s Rainbow. That’s saying a lot, as Vineland and Mason & Dixon were not exactly literary slouches.

For someone unfamiliar with Pynchon and a lot of time on their hands, this might be the book to start reading. It’s a good example of his style, but not nearly as abstract as Gravity’s Rainbow and with more intriguing subject matter than most of his other novels, including the Tunguska Event, silent film-era Hollywood, and the inventions of Nikola Tesla.

Let your imagination run wild as Pynchon creates his masterful imagery of some very important events of the 19th and 20th centurys while tying them all together in his weird ways.

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