Misc. new reader of Inherent Vice

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Inherent Vice is the last book I'd recommend to someone as an introduction to Pynchon.  It's more likely to be compared to other noir and neo-noir writers outside of Pynchon, (as well as Tom Wolfe, Hunter Thompson and The Great Lebowski) and found wanting.  People who do like it aren't going to necessarily like Gravity's Rainbow.  The best way in is either COL49, V, M&D, or to just tackle GR head on.

Laura


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jan 7, 2012 11:38 AM
>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Misc. new reader of  Inherent Vice
>
>There are some real world chronology questions brought up in this negative review which are new, I think.
>(Not that such chronolgy matters for the judgment of many of us since we expect this playfulness about
>such from Pynchon). 
> 
>http://open.salon.com/blog/laura_wilkerson/2012/01/06/book_review_inherent_vice_by_thomas_pynchon