A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[James Robertson]

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On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Conor McDade <fpsconor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am only a youth, so I apologize for my naivete, but what is the point of
> these lists without providing any insight as to why you listed them in such
> order? Is it simply to see how people's tastes vary?
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Chris v <traditionalgb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1. AtD
>> 2. M&D
>> 3. GR
>> 4. VL
>> 5. IV
>> 6. CoL49
>> 7. V.
>> 8. SL
>> 9. BE (haven't read yet)
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>
>>>>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>>>> >> >> >>>
>>>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>>>> >> >> -
>>>>>>> >> >> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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