![]() ![]() The genre framework makes this book more accessible to general readers than Pynchon’s other books. Yes, there are mysteries aplenty, and Pynchon’s PI Larry “Doc” Sportello is an appealing character. “Inherent Vice” is and isn’t genre fiction. Yet, for what it’s worth, after reading “Inherent Vice,” I’m going to take a stab, sometime soon, at one of his “literary” works.Īctually, the distinction between literary and genre books is somewhat beside the point for a writer as talented as Pynchon. (Not much of an effort, I must admit.) So I’m in no position to judge whether he’s slumming. ![]() Many years ago, I gave Pynchon a shot, trying and failing to get very far into a couple of his earlier novels. In 2009, Thomas Pynchon published a (for him) short 369-page mystery novel “Inherent Vice” about a hippie private investigator trying to puzzle out a host of intricate and seemingly inter-related crimes, deaths, “deaths,” disappearances, hallucinations, scams, drug deals, relationships and betrayals.Īnd was accused of betrayal by some critics and longtime Pynchon fans for slumming in genre fiction. ![]()
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