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gsatori's review
3.0
Moses Wine, detective. Simon's creation is a sclubb between eras, a cast off of the sixties and a wary voyager into the advancing decades.
Simon is a fast read. The characters interesting, but not deep. Some plot complications are contrived. But overall the book was a worthwhile diversion.
Simon is a fast read. The characters interesting, but not deep. Some plot complications are contrived. But overall the book was a worthwhile diversion.
jakewritesbooks's review
4.0
In political times such as these, even with Biden's triumph, I'm reminded at how The Bad Guys often win. Never underrate the power of folks to harness racial backlash into a counterrevolution. It happened with Trump's election and it happened 40 years ago with Nixon. Moses Wine, a failed hippie and uninspiring PI, gets hooked up in a case in a novel that's pure 70s. Political and examining social issues, this well written yet brief tale was right up my alley. Racist and sexist at times, which sucks but overall, I liked this one a lot. I feel like Thomas Pynchon might owe Simon royalties for Inherent Vice.
jakewritesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
In political times such as these, even with Biden's triumph, I'm reminded at how The Bad Guys often win. Never underrate the power of folks to harness racial backlash into a counterrevolution. It happened with Trump's election and it happened 40 years ago with Nixon. Moses Wine, a failed hippie and uninspiring PI, gets hooked up in a case in a novel that's pure 70s. Political and examining social issues, this well written yet brief tale was right up my alley. Racist and sexist at times, which sucks but overall, I liked this one a lot. I feel like Thomas Pynchon might owe Simon royalties for Inherent Vice.
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