A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[David Morris]

Eaux Contraire!
Inclusion is de facto non-flame. Love is the answer.

David Morris

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> ...  speaking of flame wars ...
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:04 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> 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
> <javascript:;>> 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
> <javascript:;>> 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
> <javascript:;>> 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
> <javascript:;>>
> >> >> 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 <javascript:;>>
> >> >> >> 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 <javascript:;>>
> >> >> >>> 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 <javascript:;>>
> >> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> G.R.
> >> >> >>>>> A.t.D.
> >> >> >>>>> T.C.O.L.49
> >> >> >>>>> Vineland
> >> >> >>>>> M&D
> >> >> >>>>> I.V.
> >> >> >>>>> B.E.
> >> >> >>>>> V
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >
> >> >> -
> >> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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