A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[John Bailey]

Ha!

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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