Inherent Vice

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Thomas Pynchon: Inherent Vice (2014, Penguin Publishing Group)

English language

Published 2014 by Penguin Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-14-312685-0
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OCLC Number:
875520529

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Inherent Vice is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigate a scheme involving a prominent land developer. Themes of drug culture and counterculture are prominently featured. Critical reception was largely positive, with reviewers describing Inherent Vice as one of Pynchon's more accessible works. The novel was adapted into a 2014 film of the same name.

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reviewed Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

"I'd share these with you, but then you'd be addicted and it would be something else on my conscience"

The plot is packed to the brim with cultural references and vibes, which fits this book perfectly. It's confusing, but the time period and Doc, the protagonist, are just as confusing. Confusing and entertaining.

Subjects

  • Private investigators, fiction
  • Los angeles (calif.), fiction
  • American fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • Fiction, crime