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Title: Read the novel first
Review: Definitely get yourself through the novel without this, then let Weisenburger soothe much of your bafflement away with his solid research. He has a lucid, witty style and is not above pointing out Pynchon's occasional errors of fact - though beware, as he makes at least one himself. (He confidently informs us that, contrary to the word of the novel, the tunnels in the Dora V2 rocket factory are not S-shaped - but in fact, as a glance at a map of them will show you, they are.) Weisenburger laid much of the groundwork for research now being carried out on Pynchon discussion groups on the internet; perhaps a new edition of this book is called for, which can incorporate their findings.
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