Thomas Pynchon - Against The Day

Very good, very Pynchonesque. More human, and humanistic, than previous Pynchon novels - more 'ah' moments where the response is drawn out by the situation or thoughts of a character rather than by some linguistic or intellectual pyrotechnics in the text itself. Perhaps as the flip side, less frequently laugh-out-loud funny. Generally less off the wall (friendly ball lightning notwithstanding) and less screwball. The archivist in me may regret this in the future (there's so much to say!), but I'm going to leave it at that.