A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[kelber at mindspring.com]

If I hadn't succumbed to the wimpish allure of the tie, this is exactly what my list would look like! Since the p-list is more anarchy than democracy, I'm just gonna go ahead and plagiarize Heikki's list in my new, improved, recast ballot. 

Laura

Heikki R <situations.journeys.comedy at gmail.com> wrote:

>1. Gravity's Rainbow
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>2. V.
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>3. Mason & Dixon
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>4. The Crying of Lot 49
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>5. Vineland
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>6. Against the Day
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>7. Inherent Vice
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>8. Bleeding Edge
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>In fact, on a couple of occasions, the contestants were shoulder-to-shoulder. But I decided to avoid ties (perhaps for tactical reasons). 
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>Heikki
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>On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 7:02 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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>Eaux Contraire!
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>Inclusion is de facto non-flame. Love is the answer.
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>David Morris   
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>On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
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>...  speaking of flame wars ...
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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.
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>> 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.
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>> David Morris
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>> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Americans will vote for almost anything except elected officials.
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>>> 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
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>>> >
>>> > On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> >> 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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