A Ranking of Pynchon's Novels

[Tyler Wilson]

Alright, I'll weigh in for no other reason than try to nudge M&D up a touch. ( And sorry to be so unoriginal, but I agree almost exactly with Monte on the order. )

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

I don't feel Slow Learner has a place on the list, and in any case, would certainly be at the bottom. 
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T


> On Jul 23, 2015, at 8:04 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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