ATD verdict?

[Tore Rye Andersen]

Allright, then. Here is my ranking, based on secret Scientifick principles:

GR - "Wow, [...] holy shit. Surely I hallucinate," and other such eager 
junior sidekick talk. - Can't be surpassed.

Lot 49 - the equal of condensed gems like Heart of Darkness, The Great 
Gatsby etc.

AtD and V. - both uneven books, but the (frequent) brilliant parts make them 
better than:

M&D and Vineland - I deeply love both books, but in such impressive company 
they belong to the bottom of my list.

I agree with one of the previous posters who argued that AtD is a better 
book when considered as a part of Pynchon's complete oeuvre rather than a 
self-contained novel. I would never recommend it as the place to start 
reading Pynchon, but as a companion to the other novels, especially M&D and 
GR, it is absolutely perfect, and I for one couldn't have hoped for more.
But you know, John: one can't make such a query without revealing one's own 
list: so out with your secret ranking!

>From: "Carvill John" <johncarvill at hotmail.com>
>
>For those of us who've now finished the book, anyone want to offer a
>(non-spoilerish) verdict on how they think the book ranks against Pynchon's
>other books - better than Vineland? Better than M&D? Best thing he's done?
>Disaster? Wha?

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