New York, 9/11, Billionaire, Programmers, Hackers, CIA, Private Investigators, what do you get when you combine all these things together; a fast paced carefully articulated novel by one of the greatest writers of all time. Yes, I’m talking about Bleeding edge by Thomas Pynchon. The books revolves around Maxine Tarnow a mother and fraud investigator who takes on a job which will take her to a path of unprecedented risks and doubts. The company in question is Hashslingrz, a computer security firm run by Gabriel Ice. The story just unfolds from here introducing new characters in almost every second page. With the addition of new characters comes new mysteries to the story it either changes or alters everyones perception of what is going on.
On thing that stands out is the Pynchon’s care for his characters, he writes as if they are his friends and family members. Building great characters in a novel is one thing but taking care of your characters is one of things that make a good novel to a great one. The book is mostly of telling you of a story rather that showing you scenes with heavy description that is one the reasons why the book is not too long but also has incomparable plot.
Even though there are topics like 9/11 and murders Pynchon still manages to put in some humor and puns. When you read the book it will feel like Pynchon is reading in your mind because only few people has range in language like the author. This book is sharp, witty and symphonic.
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