Thomas Pynchon - Inherent Vice

[IAmNietzche]

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Comes out on Tuesday and I recommend you all make it a blind purchase.

Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon— private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog

It’s been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.

In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren’t there . . . or . . . if you were there, then you . . . or, wait, is it . . .

If you ever wanted to get into Pynchon but were intimidated by the length of his books, this is probably a great place to start.

[Ailite]

cannot wait for this

[wrppdarndyrfngr]

I've read so many good reviews for this. I have read V and Gravity's Rainbow. Will be getting this.

[Bob Payne]

Love Pynchon, but I'll be honest, totally thought he was dead. Will buy.

[flaucinauci]

I read a review in Newsweek, and it sounded pretty good. I still haven't gotten around to reading Gravity's Rainbow, though, so it might have to wait.

[IAmNietzche]

I read a review in Newsweek, and it sounded pretty good. I still haven't gotten around to reading Gravity's Rainbow, though, so it might have to wait.
If you can get through GR at 16 years old I'd be fucking floored.

[IAmNietzche]

Going to pick it up today with my coup. Excited.

[BryterJonah]

This and new Vladimir Nabokov makes this an exceptional year for literature.

[IAmNietzche]

This and new Vladimir Nabokov makes this an exceptional year for literature.
I don't agree with his son's decision to release that "novel" and I hope it doesn't hurt his legacy.

[IAmNietzche]

However, your point about an exceptional year for literature stands. Outside of Pynchon and Nabokov, we're getting novels from Roth, Lethem, Atwood, Ellroy, Bolano, Auster and DeLillo.

[Thomas Balkcom]

Allegedly, PTA is trying to develop this story for film. (http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-anderson-inherent-vice/)

[jbaseball44]

Allegedly, PTA is trying to develop this story for film. (http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-anderson-inherent-vice/)
Consider me very excited

Also, can't wait to read this. Will be buying later today

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Will have to pick this up.

[DickfaceChillah]

One of my absolute favorite novels of the past few years. PTA directing and writing? All in.

[Ailite]

One of my absolute favorite novels of the past few years. PTA directing and writing? All in.
seriously, my fingers are crossed that this happens.

R.I.P. The Master though

[DickfaceChillah]

seriously, my fingers are crossed that this happens.

R.I.P. The Master though

Yeah, dude. The Master is one of the best scripts I've read in a while. I wanted that film to happen in a big bad way.

[Ailite]

Yeah, dude. The Master is one of the best scripts I've read in a while. I wanted that film to happen in a big bad way.
I'm really bummed that it fell through. Phillip Seymour Hoffman would have won another Oscar.

[DickfaceChillah]

I'm really bummed that it fell through. Phillip Seymour Hoffman would have won another Oscar.

That movie was chocked full of Oscar worthy performances. But, PSH's character was amazing. That fucking interrogation scene would've become so iconic.

[jbaseball44]

Anyone wanting to know if they'd like it or not can read/download the first chapter here (http://inherent-vice.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page).

Also, some very early rumors of Robert Downey Jr. as Doc Sportello

[Ailite]

That movie was chocked full of Oscar worthy performances. But, PSH's character was amazing. That fucking interrogation scene would've become so iconic.
Yep. I really hope it gets made eventually.

[Indoor Living]

Yep. I really hope it gets made eventually.
Anywhere I can get my hands on this script? Looked a bit and could not find a link. Hearing the words 'interrogation scene' and 'iconic' in one sentence piqued my interest.

[Thomas Balkcom]

anyone who has read the novel care to comment on if this is adaptable or not?

[Ailite]

Anywhere I can get my hands on this script? Looked a bit and could not find a link. Hearing the words 'interrogation scene' and 'iconic' in one sentence piqued my interest.
I can't find it on IMDB which is where I usually go

[Indoor Living]

I can't find it on IMDB which is where I usually go
Well, damn. I'll have to keep searching, but with all this crazy shit about the script leaks recently, I feel like reading them for fun will rarely happen anymore.

[Ailite]

Well, damn. I'll have to keep searching, but with all this crazy shit about the script leaks recently, I feel like reading them for fun will rarely happen anymore.
I guess I missed something, what script leaks?

[Indoor Living]

I guess I missed something, what script leaks?
15 million dollar lawsuit (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/fox-sues-stop-film-tv-49756) against some screenwriter who (if I'm reading right) re-posted scripts that were already on the internet. I get the sinking feeling it's just the beginning of many more similar suits.

[Ailite]

15 million dollar lawsuit (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/fox-sues-stop-film-tv-49756) against some screenwriter who (if I'm reading right) re-posted scripts that were already on the internet. I get the sinking feeling it's just the beginning of many more similar suits.
well fuck that's pretty intimidating.

[Indoor Living]

well fuck that's pretty intimidating.
Right? It's super aggressive.

[DickfaceChillah]

15 million dollar lawsuit (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/fox-sues-stop-film-tv-49756) against some screenwriter who (if I'm reading right) re-posted scripts that were already on the internet. I get the sinking feeling it's just the beginning of many more similar suits.

I downloaded off from her mediafire and post on the forum where she posted on. I wouldn't worry, she had a huge mediafire full of thousands of scripts. I'll private message you the link to The Master.

[Wake Up]

Just picked of the novel. Mmmm the excitement.

[popdisaster00]

Allegedly, PTA is trying to develop this story for film. (http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-thomas-anderson-inherent-vice/)
Read this the other day - sounds interesting. But PTA is my favorite writer/director so I would see any single little thing that he makes.

[IAmNietzche]

anyone who has read the novel care to comment on if this is adaptable or not?
As with all Pynchon novels, it is not adaptable.

[IAmNietzche]

This was my least favorite Pynchon novel.

[Thomas Balkcom]

As with all Pynchon novels, it is not adaptable.

what I figured. Thanks.

[-Aaron-]

To me this novel was is way below standard for Pynchon. I still enjoyed it just didn't have what I want when I read Pynchon.

[jbaseball44]

Just started reading, a little over 100 pages in

[Recovery Room]

Wait, The Master got shelved?! Freaking A.

[jbaseball44]

Yeah, looks to be pretty dead