Rank Pynchon's bibliography
>Mason & Dixon
>Gravity's Rainbow
>V.
>Inherent Vice
>Against the Day
>Bleeding Edge
>Vineland
>Lot 49
>Slow LearnerI've only read 2 Pynchon books
>>9654296
>tfw halfway through lot 49
>in love with it
>we can only go up from here
>>9654306
Lucky man
>>9654296
Have read neither Slow Learner nor the two latest, but I'd rank what I have read (Rainbow and Lot twice, V. a whopping four times) high.
>>9654292
Of the one's I've read:
Gravity's Rainbow
Mason & Dixon
Against the Day
V.
Crying of Lot 49
Inherent Vice
>>9654296
That's funny because you got nearly all of them right
>>9654306
its dogshite, not even being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian
GR>V.>M&D>TCoL49>IV>Vl>BE>SL
>>9654306
His worst besides Bleeding Edge. You're going to have some fun months ahead of you, friend.
>>9654292
Gravity's Rainbow
Against the Day
Mason & Dixon
Inherent Vice
The Crying of Lot 49
Bleeding Edge
Slow Learner (except that amazing intro which is required reading)
Haven't read V. Or Vineland yet
Reading GR right now. Fuck, it's way harder than I thought it would be. I thought people were memeing/just saying it was difficult to make themselves feel better about finishing it. Now I realize they were actually being kind of humble.
Really liking it. It's hilarious, but just a lot to handle. Anyone have any random tips? 350 pages in. I've read Lot 49 and IV. Probably should read V. first.
>>9655989
Slow down. Slower than that, even, and try to take in as much as you can. Don't get hung up on your confusion, it's meant to be read twice. I just finished a reread and holy shit I thought I paid attention the first time and I was wrong. It's probably the second most difficult book I've ever read right below Women and Men
>>9655996
Thanks, Kyle. I have been moving through it pretty quickly. I just assumed sticking with it for as long as I could (during a single day/time span) would be the best way to remember everything. Keep it fresh, you dig?
Also, read JR asap. I know you've been thinking about it. GR and W&M are more difficult. You'll love it.
Of the ones I've read
>Gravity's Rainbow
>Mason & Dixon
>Inherent Vice
>Bleeding Edge
>Lot 49
>Slow Learner (only read the introduction, but that was sort of enough)
>>9654422
Wow so whopping
Gravity's Rainbow
Against the Day
Mason & Dixon
Vineland
Inherent Vice
V.
The Crying of Lot 49
I love them all though. I need to read Bleeding Edge.
Can someone talk about his experience with Vineland?
>People in this thread have V. anywhere lower than top 2.
The case could be made that V. is his best
>>9656741
>could be made
Make it then