A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Heikki R]

1. Gravity's Rainbow
2. V.
3. Mason & Dixon
4. The Crying of Lot 49
5. Vineland
6. Against the Day
7. Inherent Vice
8. Bleeding Edge


In fact, on a couple of occasions, the contestants were
shoulder-to-shoulder. But I decided to avoid ties (perhaps for tactical
reasons).


Heikki

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 7:02 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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>
>> 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
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> -
>> >> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>
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