Reviews round-up
Shadow Ticket
by Thomas Pynchon
3 of 6 critics positive
9 reviews: 3 positives, 1 mixed, 2 pans; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“Thomas Pynchon’s lasting triumph”
Thomas Pynchon’s lasting triumph
“Shadow Ticket is vintage Thomas Pynchon”
Knowingly overblown and gloriously inscrutable: Shadow Ticket is vintage Thomas Pynchon
“jaunty whodunnit, set during the prohibition era, features clowns, Nazis and a missing cheese heiress”
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – his first novel in 12 years tunes into rising fascism in the US
“Thomas Pynchon’s New Novel Isn’t His Best. It’s Still Good Fun.”
Thomas Pynchon’s New Novel Isn’t His Best. It’s Still Good Fun. (Published 2025)
“Thomas Pynchon’s whodunnit is painfully plotless”
Thomas Pynchon’s whodunnit is painfully plotless
“Maybe Thomas Pynchon isn’t actually all that great”
Shadow Ticket: Maybe Thomas Pynchon isn’t actually all that great
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Thomas Pynchon - Shadow Ticket review - pulp diction
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