Downey on Inherent Vice

[David Morris]

I knew someone was bound to take this position.  The difference is
that IV isn't really a detective novel.  More like an assemblage of
amusement rides:  White Fang (scary & deep potential)?  Real Estate
mogul's evil plot, or search for redemption?  Kidnapped and/or killed
innocent bystanders?  All this (and more!) with side shows of Doper
Humor!  Lots of portent w/ no payoff.  And poetry-free!

David Morris

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:08 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ever read Hammett, Chandler, the lot? Lot of dead ends, connected by
> Spade's, Marlowe's ways and the whims and imagination of their
> authors? Happens all the time ... in real life as well.