Whoa...even vitaler Pynchon update!

A brief excerpt. (warning: link to PDF) It seems pretty accessible, though I somehow doubt that that is representative of the whole work. At any rate, it only whets my appetite. As it's meant to. And also goes a long way toward convincing me that the book actually exists, as opposed to just being a sadistic prank by someone at Penguin. The news is tinged with tragedy, however: it's listed here as being only nine hundred ninety-two pages. But I suppose we'll get through the trauma somehow...