Rainbow - Gravity's

To help you navigate this notoriously difficult but rewarding masterpiece, What the Story is Actually About

: Much of the book takes place in "The Zone"—the lawless, surreal rubble of post-war Europe where national borders have dissolved and a new "military-industrial" order is beginning to form. Gravity's Rainbow

: The "plot," if one exists, follows various characters searching for a mysterious "black device" (the S-Gerät) intended for a special V-2 rocket with serial number 00000. To help you navigate this notoriously difficult but

Reading Thomas Pynchon’s is often described as a psychedelic experience or "nailing jello to the wall" rather than a straightforward narrative journey. Set at the end of World War II, the story centers on Tyrone Slothrop, an American stationed in London whose sexual encounters strangely predict where German V-2 rockets will strike. Set at the end of World War II,