I Finished Gravity's Rainbow, Here's How - 3 Tips

3 tips that helped me get through ze Rainbow book. #nofeartoughbooks

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NEWSLETTER:

[samuelenpcb]

I started reading Crime and Punishment because I was inspired by you. I'm almost halfway there. Thank you.

[ThusSpokeHaven]

50 pages of infinite jest on Monday, 2 pages from Tuesday-Saturday, and 80 pages on Sunday.

[graves]

I think "reading less" to avoid burnout is less important than knowing what your comfort level is. What works for one person may be far too little or far too much for another, difficult book or not. To me, it diminishes the joy of a difficult read to treat it like an explosive device. Sometimes life requires hard work. Do the work, or don't.

[christopherpaul]

I read the Brother's Karamazov in a month reading 30 pages a day. It was definitely worth it! And reading less, but consistently, gives you the opportunity to appreciate the book more.

[j.r.goralczyk]

I'm taken aback by how necessary videos like this are to get people into reading nowadays. There is a very common misconception that you should read a certain way at all... The idea that you need to literally read FAST in order to read "more" turns reading into this sort of skill-based, self-betterment, elitist activity and ultimately turns people away from reading by removing all of the pleasure that can be derived from it..

[spinhozag.]

A few months ago I finished don quixote, and I thought that it would be a lot more different then it actually was. The way people actually talk about certain books that aren’t necessarily hard to read but are long or just old can really strike a fear in you.

[deedeedennis]

I’m almost halfway through Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. I was intimidated for the longest time because it’s nearly 800 pages and I’ve heard it’s a philosophical beast. But now that I’ve gotten through a decent chunk by reading about 30 pages per day, the initial intimidation I felt is gone. Do I still have to re-read chapters, take notes, and talk with my brother who read the book to help with comprehension? Yep lol. But instead of being intimidated, I’m having a blast dissecting and talking about the different philosophies in this book. Reading a little bit every day really does make an enormous difference 😌

[kaidoloveboat]

Nice man, I just finished Ulysses for the first time a few weeks back. Finishing felt like saying goodbye to an old friend.

[harrisonmccartney]

I don't think any line of literature struck me like lightning the way Pynchon described the rocket strike that happened while Roger Mexico was tickling Jessica somewhere around page 60. The way it ends with the Visage of death appearing in the house with them and the line "Try to tickle me" ending out the section was absolute brilliance. Any writer should be happy to write an entire tome of drivel if only to impart a captivating scene like that, but fortunately for all the hijinks and absurdity Pynchon throws in to make the length of the work more amusingly bearable, he's more than capable of writing an entire novel full of such scenes. And the depth with which he blends all these elements together to craft foreshadowing and metaphor, and bring comparisons of ESP to Pavolovian conditioning, it's all astounding. A lot of it is hard to get through if only because Pynchon writes at so many different levels and frankly includes more detail than necessary sometimes, but it's all to keep pace with the furious movement of the story, the rush to figure out how to predict or prevent these rocket strikes from killing you before they land on top of your head. The moment-to-moment paranoia and anxiety of living under the condition that you wouldn't even hear your death coming, you'd just be obliterated in an instant and you never knew when that instant may come. It's a masterpiece of literature, even at it's most confounding and ridiculous parts.

[BigDaddyZakk]

Naked Lunch will come as a breeze after GR. I’d recommend reading one chapter, vignette really, a night until you finish it.
It’s brutally hilarious, disgusting, and clever in the most beautiful of ways.
It’s been my absolute favorite since I read it a decade ago and remains as such.

[Sofia-gtvt]

Thanks to you I'm currently reading a Tough book about the history of the church and I'm pretty happy with my constancy.

I also noted about I'm not gonna understand everything in my firsts reading but I can say that I'm truly learning and enjoying this.

So, thanks for all your Tips.
❤

[krishagohil]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT I DON'T HAVE TO READ A 100 BOOKS THIS YEAR JESUS

Edit: wow, I've never recieved so many likes on a single comment before. Thanks :')

[meetdabigots]

I just started reading Gravity’s Rainbow and I need all the encouragement I can get. Thank you!!!

[paintwithtihani]

I read a lot when I have important works to do. Anyone else is an active member for productive procrastination club? 😂

[cocacolachy]

You inspired me to finish les mis! It has been sitting on my shelf for 8 years, finally finished it by reading 30 pages/ day per your advice. Thanks!

[VerenaSatriani]

When morning is filled with great reading tips, it helps me to barely enjoy the 5 pages. Slow reading. Yet No guilt. It is 6.20 am. Thank you, always.

[GinaStanyerBooks]

Great video, I just started Swans Way, and am committing to 5-10 pages a day only. The sentences in this book are so dense that my brain feels like it's going to explode, so I figure by starting slow it will take the pressure off. Maybe I'll pick up the pace at some point but I'm not going to try to rush it at all.

[mattjmjmjm]

I do the 30 pages a day thing for tough or dry non-fiction books, it is working very well.

[kayleebishop]

Instead of reading a certain amount of pages a day I read at a certain amount of time, anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and it helps me tremendously. I don’t get burnt out on reading this way. It allows me to enjoy the time I get to read because I’m a very busy college student who spends most of my time studying, not reading for fun.

[geg]

Just finished gravity’s rainbow. What an awesome story. Can’t wait to reread in the future