A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[David Morris]

You say that as if it's a BAD thing.  Get over the guilt. Masturbation is
fun!

David Morris

On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Bruce Appelbaum <brucea212 at optimum.net> wrote:

> mental masturbation
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> *Bruce*
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> *"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry
> about answers."*
>        --- Thomas Pynchon
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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 7:59 PM, James Robertson <james at themutedposthorn.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','james at themutedposthorn.com');>> wrote:
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> I believe it helps fill in those lonely hours until the time we are each
> summoned from this world…
>
> —
> Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox>
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> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Conor McDade <fpsconor at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fpsconor at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> 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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','traditionalgb at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>>> 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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','james at themutedposthorn.com');>> wrote:
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>>>> 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
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jstremmel at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 2nd that!
>>>>>
>>>>> 2015-07-22 9:55 GMT+02:00 Heikki R <
>>>>> situations.journeys.comedy at gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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