" I remember really liking The Crying of Lot 49, so I thought that I should read Pynchon's newest book. While my memory of Lot 49 is a little hazy (I read it 12 years ago) there are some connections - crazy characters with equally crazy names, conspiracy, drugs, pop culture references, and did I mention conspiracy? While I would hang up on the occasional sentence, it was a pretty quick read and a relatively fun/interesting jaunt through an LA in the 60/70s that didn't really exist, but you kind of wish did (and that you were a part of it). I wish that I had a reading group that was well versed in film noir and late 60s/early 70s SoCal politics & culture to talk about the book with. "
— Josh, 1/30/2014