A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Mark Kohut]

Why doesn't Ms. Jackson (and Thomas) make that happen, you think? Why wasn't there a 50th Anniversary edition Of V? seems about every modern " classic" was so " honored" Think Pynchon does not believe in such anniversary editions? 

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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 3:51 AM, James Robertson <james at themutedposthorn.com> wrote:
> 
> I sure wish someone would record an audiobook of V, and Vineland. That new George Guidall version of GR is marvellous.
>> On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 at 8:48 pm jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2nd that!
>> 
>> 2015-07-22 9:55 GMT+02:00 Heikki R <situations.journeys.comedy at gmail.com>:
>>> 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
>>>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>> >> >> -
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