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A review by tomipri
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
4.0
I had read Inherent Vice when it first came out and thought it was just OK. I think I was just disappointed that it wasn't the usual big, fat, sprawling Pynchon novel, especially since it came out after the underrated Against the Day.
Reading it a second time, in advance of the film, was much more satisfying. It is the most accessible Pynchon book, so it's no coincidence that this is the first of his working being made into a movie. The plot is a mostly straight forward detective tale but peppered with oddball characters and very Pynchonesque humor. Set in Southern California in 1970, it feels almost like a companion piece to 1990's Vineland, also set in California and taking place in the 1960's and 1980's.
Reading it a second time, in advance of the film, was much more satisfying. It is the most accessible Pynchon book, so it's no coincidence that this is the first of his working being made into a movie. The plot is a mostly straight forward detective tale but peppered with oddball characters and very Pynchonesque humor. Set in Southern California in 1970, it feels almost like a companion piece to 1990's Vineland, also set in California and taking place in the 1960's and 1980's.