Greil Marcus on Inherent Vice, and other Book Recommendations

[Michael Bailey]

Thomas Beshear wrote:
> Great book. Wish more people knew about it.
> I also like a novel that came out about the same time -- The Last of Her
> Kind by Sigrid Nunez.
>

just about finishing that tonight, it is really good.
The treatment of Ann reminds me a little of Roth's _American Pastoral_
but from the perspective of a friend rather than father.