Critics’ Picks: Best Books of 2009

[Dave Monroe]

Critics’ Picks: Best Books of 2009
by Paul Comstock
December 14th, 2009


FICTION

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Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press)

“Pynchon did his own book trailer for Inherent Vice, and it’s worth
listening to just for the priceless ending. Inherent Vice is going to
be his gateway book. Filled with quirky characters populating a
neo-noir landscape (L.A. in the 70s), it’s Pynchon’s version of
Chinatown with a wise-ass detective drawn into the tale by his “ex-old
lady.” The book is a long strange trip of a story laced with sex,
drugs and rock and roll. Emphasis on the drugs. And the rock. And in
answer to the timeless question: The Beatles or the Stones? This book
comes down squarely on the side of the Stones.” — Katherine Tomlinson

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