A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Monte Davis]

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

Obviously the weight and spread of history informing the "big" books is
important to me. CoL49 is a gem (I've never agreed with Pynchon's
deprecation in the Slow Learner intro), with substantial stretches of his
best-worked surface, and lacks only that deep web of connections to tie
with AtD or even be #3. I anticipate that I'll keep growing into Against
the Day, based on how much more it gave me on rereading.
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