life after Lot49?

[Saud Al-Zaid]

I was wondering if someone can recommend me what to read after Lot 49. From 
all of Pynchon's stuff that I havent read yet, Mason & Dixon seems the most 
appealing, but I've read reveiws that TRP alludes alot to his previous 
novels, so I was wondering if reading M&D now will ruin the desired 
pynchonian effect. From what I've heard, Gravity's rainbow sounds like 
losing ones anal virginity with Dirk Diggler, but I found Lot 49 to be 
acceptable so I'm assuming that it'll be like that just longer (true?). 
Anyway, please tell me whats a good "next step" after Lot49, and does anyone 
recommend going through the books in any kind of chronological order because 
of the references.

    yours.    Saud.

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