A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Dave Monroe]

Americans will vote for almost anything except elected officials.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:33 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Voting is so American Idol!  I want my choice to win!
> Face facts: Votes aren't gunna be backed up by essays.
> David Morris
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> No, it just means that mathematical averages cannot capture the
>> delightful diversity of our responses! Collating the different lists
>> into one loses something the way that a plot summary of a P novel will
>> never suffice.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 12:10 PM, David Ewers <dsewers at comcast.net> wrote:
>> > I feel so redundant!
>> >
>> > On Jul 21, 2015, at 6:53 PM Jolly good day we are having, John Bailey
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> The order seems to remain the same.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:55 AM, David Ewers <dsewers at comcast.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> Me too!
>> >>>
>> >>> 1. V.
>> >>> 2. Gravity's Rainbow
>> >>> 3. Mason & Dixon
>> >>> 4/5. Against the Day
>> >>> 4/5. Crying of Lot 49
>> >>> 6. Vineland
>> >>> 7. Inherent Vice
>> >>> 8. Bleeding Edge
>> >>>
>> >>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 6:22 PM Jolly good day we are having, Mark
>> >>> Thibodeau
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I love the diversity of opinions, too, but I'm kind of surprised at
>> >>> how bad
>> >>> V. is faring!
>> >>>
>> >>> MT/J
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Ian Livingston
>> >>> <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Love the diversity of rankings in rating one great author. Rather
>> >>>> like six
>> >>>> blind men describing an elephant. We each have our opinions and our
>> >>>> reasons
>> >>>> for them. I love GR, I truly do, and it may be the greater work for
>> >>>> all it
>> >>>> did to shape postmodernism, but:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 1. M&D
>> >>>> 2. GR
>> >>>> 3. AtD
>> >>>> 4. V. / COL 49  (tie)
>> >>>> 5. Vineland
>> >>>> 6. BE
>> >>>> 7. IV
>> >>>> 8. Slow Learner
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:48 PM, glenn fuller
>> >>>> <glennfuller at sbcglobal.net>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> G.R.
>> >>>>> A.t.D.
>> >>>>> T.C.O.L.49
>> >>>>> Vineland
>> >>>>> M&D
>> >>>>> I.V.
>> >>>>> B.E.
>> >>>>> V
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
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