Hello! My analysis of the first half of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 28 is up! The introduction to George Washington. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-2-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 27 is up! The introduction to Benjamin Franklin. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-2-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 26 is up! The arrival in America and musings on music. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-2-cha...

Hello! My analysis of title of Part 2 (and some brief reminders) of Mason & Dixon is up. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-2-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 25 is up! The final Chapter of Part 1: Mason and Dixon begin their journey to America. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Almost halfway through Vollmann’s “The Royal Family” and it’s already looking to be the best novel I’ve read all year, and potentially one of the best I’ve ever read.

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 24 is up! Dixon's family history and his journey back to London. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 23 is up! Dixon, Emerson, and Maire at the Cudgel and Throck. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Need a little break from my Vollmann project. So I’m gonna knock out a few short works since I need to free space on my TBR shelves. Up Next: The Name of the World by Denis Johnson

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 22 is up! Some history of Dixon's education. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 21 is up! Mason tells stories about various moments in his past. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 20 is up! Mason in conversation with various family members, and recollections of his past. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 19 is up! Mason, in England again, discussing the new calendar. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 18 is up! Mason and Dixon's return to England. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 17 is up! Mason's visit to the Jenkin's Ear Museum. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 16 is up! The story of Mason and Rebekah's first meeting. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 15 is up! Mason and Maskelyne travel to Sandy Bay. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 14 is up! Dixon's return to the Cape of Good Hope. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Thoughts on Pynchon and the LA Riots.

Hello! My analysis of the second half of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 13 is up! Mason and Maskelyne continue their discussion of Saint Helena. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of the first half of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 13 is up! Mason and Maskelyne discuss Saint Helena. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 12 is up! Mason and Dixon meet Maskelyne and Dixon’s Departure. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 11 is up! Mason and Dixon arrive at Saint Helena. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 10 is up! Mason and Dixon observe the Transit of Venus. open.substack.com/pub/gravitys...

Rewatched this and yes it’s still one of my all time favorites. The final scene with Giamatti (and the scene with his barber) is one of the most powerful scenes of all time.

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 9 (for real this time) is up! The astronomers and the Dutch shelter from the rain. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Since the start of March, my daily "Gravity's Rainbow" routine has been based around [archived] episodes of the Pynchon in Public podcast. I read the relevant sections, then @oedipaskvass.bsky.social's (excellent) Substack posts, then listen to the podcast and finally listen to the audiobook 1/3

Oh my lord. I did not think this would actually happen. And I definitely never pictured a book announcement to make me this emotional. New Pynchon inbound?!? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316427...

Hello! My analysis of the first half of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 7 is up! The astronomers arrive at Cape Town and a plot is discovered. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 6 is up! The Seahorse gets a new captain and we learn about its crew. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 5 is up! Mason and Dixon’s letter to the Royal Society and the Society’s response. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Up Next in Fiction, and as a continuation of my chronological Vollmann read through: Fathers and Crows. Wasn’t a huge fan of his first Seven Dreams book, so I’m hoping this one is better.

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 4 is up! Our first moments upon the Seahorse. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 3 is up! Mason and Dixon's first meeting and the Learned English Dog. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/mason-and-...

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 2 is up! Mason and Dixon's letters of introduction. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-1-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Mason and Dixon, Part 1, Chapter 1 is up! The LeSpark home and the frame story introduced. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/mason-and-...

Up Next: Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohen. Heard wonderful things about this one. Was going to read Witz first, but that one is a bit more daunting…

Hello all! Well, after one project ends . . . a new one begins. Follow along next for my analysis on Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon. Here is the official announcement post! gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/mason-and-...

Hello all! The final post is up! Just wrapping up a few loose ends. Thank you all for the support and for following along! gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/wrap-up-en...

Tis done. All 3 volumes complete. Began these around November 2023. Can’t say I loved every minute of it. Volume 2 was hell. Vol 3 was half hell. (I adored vol 1 though). But nonetheless, absolutely vital and important works.

Hello! My analysis of Part 4, Chapter 12 is up! The final chapter of Gravity's Rainbow! gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-4-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Part 4, Chapter 11 is up! The Tchitcherine and Enzian meet. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-4-cha...

I don’t have words because if I think of them I will start crying at work. But for me, Lynch’s film has been as influential to me as Pynchon’s literature. There is almost no comparison. RIP to my favorite director of all time.

Up next: Tripticks The last Ann Quin novel I have yet to read.

AHHH. Is the only word to express how I feel. It's a pained tear-laden scream too. It's my third read and, like my third read of Gravity's Rainbow, is the one that truly opened up the novel for me. It rose high in the rankings this time. A masterpiece. Time to begin the analysis.

Hello! My analysis of Part 4, Chapter 10 is up! The Schwarzkommando make their way toward the Heath. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-4-cha...

Hello! My analysis of Part 4, Chapter 9 is up! Geli's search for Tchitcherine, the birth of the world, and Blicero's words to Gottfried. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-4-cha...

Excited to finally crack the spine on Gravity’s Rainbow, which I’ll be reading alongside @oedipaskvass.bsky.social’s chapter by chapter briefing notes!

Hello! My analysis of Part 4, Chapter 8 is up! The Gross Suckling Conference and the disgusting alliterative revolution. gravitysrainbow.substack.com/p/part-4-cha...

My 10 Favorite Novelists: 1. Thomas Pynchon 2. Don DeLillo 3. Marcel Proust 4. James Joyce 5. Laszlo Krasznahorkai 6. Herman Melville 7. Roberto Bolaño 8. Ann Quin 9. William Faulkner 10. William S. Burroughs (No particular order except first two)