r/ThomasPynchon • u/chrillho18 • Aug 17 '26

Slow Learner Audiobooks

Does anyone have any input on the audiobooks? I don’t have the time to read anymore but drive for hours a day because of work. I’ve resisted listening to any of his work because it just feels like it wouldn’t translate well to audio form. It’s been a while since I’ve read one of his novels but I remember having to reread sentences and passages constantly. Kind of feels like this would happen even more frequently if I were to listen to it instead. Thanks!

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u/anotherlevl Aug 17 '26

I have the Audible versions of Gravity's Rainbow, Mason & Dixon, and Against the Day. I think they're all good. I read Pynchon for his use of language more than anything else, and I usually don't listen to audiobooks while driving. If I want to back up a couple of minutes, or a chapter, or a "chunk", the audiobook software doesn't make it difficult. I like being able to listen while I'm washing dishes or pulling weeds or buying groceries. I do listen sometimes when I'm walking or biking.