fascinating real about the early days of internet. Review on Bleeding Edge - Thomas Pynchon

Bleeding edge is filled to the brim with obscure references to the video games, movies and pop culture when it was on the raise with weird lingo from New York City, and from Russia at the same time featuring a very interesting plot which makes this novel a page turner.

I loved this novel not only because Thomas Pynchon is a master when it comes to intricated plots, but also because this book is mainly about two very interesting topics, which are the rise of the internet culture and 9/11. I have read a few novels related to these subject matters, but bleeding edge makes the cleverest approach to these topics.

Each character gives you a different perspective on these history changing events, some of them come from the general view of the history and some of them have a dissenting opinion, and some of them supporting conspiracy theories.

Even thought this book supports Pynchon opinion on foreign policy it is still not a propaganda book, Pynchon opinion does not blind him and was not unable to support other opinion. The obscure references make this book hard, especially for a person who don’t have a wide knowledge about  American and early pop culture.

This novel starts slowly but definitely raise its pace and get super addictive, but still at times reference make it super hard t understand until you Google them.