Here’s a roundup of some of the reviews of Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, “Inherent Vice,” which starts selling on August 4th. Of course, if you’re truly a devoted fan, you can find the midnight parties on the 3rd (hello, Skylight! I’d be there if I wasn’t flying out of state the night before!)
Salon Review: “Hard-boiled detective fiction” that you “don’t need a decoder ring to read.”
LA Times Review: Carolyn Kellogg says it’s “Thomas Pynchon doing Raymond Chandler through a Jim Rockford looking glass, starring Cheech Marin (or maybe Tommy Chong)”
Every writer NEEDS this book.
It’s a guide to writing the pivotal moments of your novel.
Whether writing your book or revising it, this will be the most helpful book you’ll ever buy.
The Independent Review: “Inherent Vice is Pynchon’s hymn to the Sixties, both homage and lament.”
The New Yorker Review: Starts with a discussion of Raymond Chandler and moves to say that “Inherent Vice does not appear to be a Pynchonian palimpsest of semi-obscure allusions.” Is that a compliment?
Every writer NEEDS this book.
It’s a guide to writing the pivotal moments of your novel.
Whether writing your book or revising it, this will be the most helpful book you’ll ever buy.
Of course, if you want to explore more Pynchon mania, go to the (unauthorized) site for all-things-Pynchon, www.thomaspynchon.com (what a URL steal!), which offers a Wiki to be rolled out on the 4th.