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Bleeding Edge Pen Drawing Written in the style ofA New York Times Notable Book "Brilliantly written a joy to read Bleeding Edge is totally gonzo, totally wonderful. It really is good to have Thomas Pynchon around, doing what he does best." Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Exemplary dazzling and ludicrous." Jonathan Lethem, The New York Times Book Review It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dot com boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Maxine Tarnow runs a