A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Dave Monroe]

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On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:04 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Elected Officials are all we got in this semi-democracy. Love it or Leave
> it.
>
> We need to embrace democracy, with all its warts. We are extremely lucky to
> be living in a place where we would want to discuss this abstraction.
>
> David Morris
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 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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