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The dramatic, often shocking quality of Stephenson's and Pynchon's prose, and the depth of their characters' introspection and philosophical musings, will appeal to readers of post-modernistic fiction. -- Katherine Johnson

Thomas Pynchon and Cormac McCarthy write dense, thought-provoking literary fiction, challenging readers with the complexity of language and syntax and with unanswerable questions of human ethics. Multi-faceted, uncertain, and morally ambiguous protagonists fill their works. Pynchon tends more toward the absurd and fantastic, but his main themes will be familiar: death, conflict, and personal chaos. -- Victoria Fredrick

Like Pynchon, Gaddis writes complex, experimental fiction in which their characters (and readers) confront an almost unintelligible world of chaos, disintegration, and doubt. Readers who can make it through the difficult prose and unconventional narrative structures might appreciate the perceptive satire and sophisticated literary style. -- Derek Keyser

Eleanor Catton and Thomas Pynchon share an uncanny ability to juggle multiple plots and multiple narrative perspectives in their literary fiction. Though often nonlinear, their work is nevertheless accessible and clearly written. Catton favors drama and a strong sense of place, while Pynchon is darkly humorous and stylistically complex. -- Mike Nilsson

Readers looking for boldly inventive, intellectually rich, and savagely cynical fiction should check out the stories of Roberto Bolano and Thomas Pynchon. Their dense, loosely plotted, and darkly comic books make for challenging reads, but they are full of provocative imagery, clever manipulations of language, and profound ideas. -- Derek Keyser

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