Psychedelic detective tale meets end-of-an-era L.A.
If you're someone who enjoys a good mystery wrapped in the hazy vibes of the '60s and '70s, "Inherent Vice" is right up your alley. The mix of Pynchon's intricate plotting and the groovy, paranoid atmosphere of a bygone era will give you a reading experience like no other. Doc Sportello is not your typical private eye, and his adventures will keep you turning pages and second-guessing until the very end.
ISBN: 9780224089753
Authors:
Thomas Pynchon
Publisher: Random House
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.78
(rated by 34863 readers)
Description
It's been a while since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that "love" is another one of those words going around at the moment, like "trip" or "groovy," except that this one usually leads to trouble. In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there . . . or . . . if you were there, then you . . . or, wait, is it . . .
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