newbie alert

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/8/02 6:15:06 AM, mccabe at ifb.co.uk writes:

<< I have recently been made aware of Thomas Pynchon. I have read 'Stone 
Junction' by Jim Dodge with an introduction by Thomas Pynchon.  Having 
trawled the web and done a little reading around I am coming to the 
conclusion that the place to start my initiation to his works should be the 
'easier' read 'Crying of Lot 49'.  Just want a simple yes or no as to whether 
people think this is the best place to start?


Thanks in advance and if this post is out of order, feel free to tell me, I 
won't sulk. Promise. >>

Your post hardly seems out of order (shouldn't sulk in any case).  

COL49 is as good a place to start as any, probably what most people read 
first.  or you could read in  chronological order, which would mean starting 
with V.

I'm not sure that any one of the novels "prepares" for the others so, unless 
you want to read them all, I would also recommend going straight to Gravity's 
Rainbow, which is where the real treasures lie.