What next?

[Doc Sportello]

Actually M&D is the most intriguing to me. I wanted to read that one next
but thanks to a friend for giving me a copy of GR and all the
recommendations here I'm doomed I suppose to start there. Again I
appreciate all the ad ice
On Feb 26, 2014 8:34 AM, "Tom Beshear" <tbeshear at att.net> wrote:

>  Most people will say GR. I'll put in a word for M&D as the most joyous
> of his work. It was my first Pynchon novel and it has always stayed with
> me. Joy is present from the GR allusion in the first sentence ("Snow-Balls
> have flown their Arcs...") to the last ("We'll fish there. And you too.")
> But GR, yes, you must read GR -- the mountain must be climbed, more than
> once.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Doc Sportello <coolwithdoc at gmail.com>
> *To:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:12 AM
> *Subject:* What next?
>
>  My first Pynchon was when I read ATD 4-5 years ago and liked it. Read
> Inherent Vice when it came out a couple years ago and liked it. Just
> finished Bleeding Edge and LOVED it. I don't know what the consensus is on
> his latest but it's my fav of the three.
>
> I'm interested in reading it all now since I hear These last three are
> ostensibly different than his earlier stuff. I'd like to save Gravity's
> Rainbow for last since I hear it's the best. Given all that, what do you
> guys recommend I read next?
>
>
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