If—when?—you finally decide to take the plunge into a Pynchon book, try *The Crying of Lot 49*. It's only about 160 pages, but it has examples of pretty much everything that he's famous for (for good and bad). (Oh, also, your link to "Pynchon: An introduction," seems to be an accidental rick-roll. It takes you back to your post.)
If—when?—you finally decide to take the plunge into a Pynchon book, try *The Crying of Lot 49*. It's only about 160 pages, but it has examples of pretty much everything that he's famous for (for good and bad). (Oh, also, your link to "Pynchon: An introduction," seems to be an accidental rick-roll. It takes you back to your post.)