[jrumbut]

> the intention of art is to communicate a message

That might not be the intention.

Given the chaos of life, and especially the chaos of WW2, isn't it a little ridiculous to tell stories about it that are neat and clean and have a coherent logical flow? If humanity was like that there never would have been a WW2 to write about.

I wouldn't want to only read Pynchon, but given how often we dream it makes sense to read a book that follows dream logic sometimes.

It captures a very real part of the human experience that more plot or message focused literature leaves out.