Inherent Vice review: Harvard Crimson

[Don Antenen]

I agree with Alice.  Doc Sportello is not a sympathetic character.  The more you learn the worse he gets.

I've actually had trouble coming up with a single sympathetic character in this novel, and the closest thing I have is Denis.  But with Denis, I laugh at him and sort of feel sorry for him, but I never really sympathize with him.  Who am I forgetting?  Hope?

On the scale of Pynchon characters, Benny is my favorite... actually, he's may be my favorite fictional character, ever?

all the best,
Don