It's the wrong time to pose this question, but...

[Sean Klein]

> ... it seems to me that there are champions of all three of Pynchon's 
> first three books on this list.  While I'd guess the over-riding opinion
> is that GR was his masterpiece (not knowing what M&D will harbor) there
> are those who like V more, and even a few who claim Lot 49 was his
> finest effort.  It sounds like M&D may win some converts.
> 	Is there anyone here who is willing to step forward and argue
> that Vineland was his peak effort to date?  Or even, just that they liked
> it better, and can say why?  Or is it to remain his preterite effort?  
> 	Surely, someone on this list, perhaps a lurker to this point, 
> favors it.... 

I'm not going to defend Vineland as TP's greatest work to date, GR getting that accolade, but I will say that it was his most satisfying as far as closure goes.  He didn't leave us wondering as much.