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"Actually, I'm a marine lawyer."

Doc thought about this. "You're...a Marine who practices law? No, wait- you're a lawyer who only represents Marines..."

I barely ever can keep up with what’s going on and I think that’s the point.

The seemless transitions from first to third person and back are swift

So funny

Pinchon does a fantastic job of making me feel like I’m tripping balls with them

1973 long goodbye philip marlowe if he smoked weed instead of cigs…love when a guy is just put into situations

All of the descriptions of scenes and characters’ actions and movements and details of the environment are so vivid and puts me right in the room. However, the dialogue is pretty hard to follow along, mostly cause they’re all stoned. It makes me feel stoned myself, which I think is the point.

Finished Chapter 19, where Doc meets up with a wealthy client and makes a drop-off.

Well that ends Doc’s plan of getting the evidence (which leads back to him) off his hands and into someone else. Im feeling that the epilogue is already tying up loose ends, although the plot itself is completely baked the more I read it (as in it is high off its rocker that it wonders around aimlessly)

Finished Chapter 18, where Doc gets a surprise visitor.

Looks like it’s the end of a long chapter, which means that we are about to have an epilogue to the whole ordeal. Also, looks like some of the loose ends are wrapping up like shoelaces. According to “stoner logic” that is.

Up to Chapter 18, where Doc encounters Adrien, and gets an unexpected surprise in his own car.

Looks like we are onto the wrapping up phase of the book, as Doc’s misadventures in the late sixties have become pretty erratic, yet simply psychedelic. I’m not sure about this, but I think the book did a pretty good job at world building, even if the overall story is dazed and confused.

Finished Chapter 17, where Doc gets some truth about Coy from the man himself & Shasta.

Ok, now we got a little backstory about the elusive Coy, which I’m not going to give out here due to being a huge spoiler. By the way, We are nearly at the end of the book, which is over 300 pages long, so there’s got to be conclusion happening that would either be satisfying or divisive.

Finished Chapter 16, where Doc gets interrogated, learns hidden secrets about Bigfoot’s past & the LAPD’s darkest secret, discovers another Golden Fang lead, and finds Tariq & Clancy getting it on.

Ok, now we are getting somewhere with the whole “Golden Fang” mystery. I’m pretty sure the protagonist has got to be one of the most dazed, yet realistic portrayals of stoner PIs.

Started Chapter 16, where Doc confronts Penny about the FBI boys that he encountered, which ends with the both of them getting more then just a conversation.

OK, this is a surprising development as Doc is pressing Penny on the FBI’s actions towards him, while also getting a potential (yet unlikely) romantic interest. I think the third act is a bit more stoned out then the previous two acts.

Finished Chapter 16, where Doc arrives back home & finds a new investigation path in Puck & Adrian, gets Bigfoot’s wife riled up, Shasta reappears, goes to Venice to investigate, and goes to Puck’s old stomping ground.

Ok, well the mystery has gone in a different direction, which may strike the risk of making this story go off the rails. Still though, I’m still intrigued at what comes next

Finished Chapter Fourteen, where Doc goes over to Mickey’s unfinished “dream project” before going to a motel to watch some TV.

Well, this is a nice chapter, as it reveals more about Mickey’s inner character motives and showcases the various programming of the late 60’s, which are referenced at the end of the chapter. I do like the world building and character set ups, even if the book is like it’s lead.

Up to Chapter 14, where Doc explored the seedier side of Las Vegas, bets on Mickey’s disappearance, enjoys a show, runs from the feds, watches a movie, and talks to the newlyweds.

Well, I’m pretty sure this book is either a drug trip through the mind of a private detective, an absurd mystery with many expanding plot threads, or a cozy book to read. Either way, I’ve just nearly finished Act 2

Finished Chapter 13, where Doc notices Puck’s luck getting out of hand and plans a trip to North Las Vegas.

This book either has a dazed sense of humour or this book is psychedelic enough to be a cozy mystery thriller. Whatever the case, it sure is a solid Chapter that expands on the mystery and its growing connections.

Currently on Chapter 13, where Doc search for information on Puck takes him to another conversaition with Bigfoot, a phone call with Clancy, and a trip to Vegas by Trillium

Looks like it’s going to be a big chapter today, with some information on the “Golden Fang “ mystery deepening with every chapter, with more people getting involved. Also, the length of the book is starting to have the audience dazed.

Finished Chapter 12, with the remaining part being Doc’s flashback to his childhood where he learns first hand about death.

Looks like we had a little bit of backstory to Doc’s life, even if the story does stop for a moment.

Just reading Chapter 12, where Doc tours around a mental institution, encounters a friend whose house was ransacked, and gets some sinister news about a doctor.

Well, looks like some of the pieces are fitting into place during the second half of the book. I feel like the tone of the book is a breezy stoner flick, while the underlying mystery is the energy that keeps me engaged.

Finished Chapter 11, where Doc’s search for the Golden Fang narrows his search down to a shady dentist office, then goes to Tito’s limo service, where he gets a surprising lead.

Well, this “Golden Fang” mystery is getting deeper and deeper with each chapter, and just like the main character, it’s dazed & confused, but it will eventually solve its own mystery… if it doesn’t trip on its own two feet.

Finished Chapter 10, where Doc goes down to Sunset Boulevard and uncovers something more about Golden Fang.

Man, the Golden Fang moniker and Mickey Freeman’s connection with them is getting deeper and deeper by the minute. Maybe there will be a major twist surrounding “Golden Fang” and Mickey’s involvement, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

Finished Chapter 9, where Doc freaks out at a drug-fueled mansion, meets up with Bigfoot to discuss Coy, watches disturbing footage at Farley’s home, gets down with Liz, and chats with a woman named Clancy and a guy named Boris.

Well this is a big chapter, which I appreciate for its more detailed look into the roughness of the era, more details on Mickey’s disappearance, and a very trippy mansion sequence.

Finished Chapter 8, where Doc get a visit from his relatives, Sauncho comes over for give him more information on the “Golden Fang”, and spots someone familiar at a Nixon rally.

Ok, so we have got a little more detail into the wild world of Inherant Vice, there’s a little tension with Doc’s relatives, a little mystery with the Golden Fang, and some social commentary related to the Nixon era.

Finished Chapter 7, where Doc learns about the mysterious “Golden Fang”, goes back to the office to gather some clues, and has two of the most trippy drug trips of his life.

This book proves that when you look deeper into the mystery, sometimes you’ve got to take a break, catch some waves and go on some unforgettable drug trips. by the way, don’t do drugs kids, or you will end up somewhere you don’t know.

Finished Chapter 6, where Doc meets up with a lawyer, goes to the FBI files room with some Agents, and goes out to a nightly dinner with Motella & Lourdes.

I kind of get the vibe that the book is going with, like an average stoner, it usually wanders around aimlessly, but the mystery element of the book is pretty intriguing. Add on a mystery involving “The Golden Fang” and it’s a packed mystery with style.

Finished Chapter 5, where Doc, in disguise as a professional psychologist, goes to the house of Mickey Wolfmann’a wife, Sloane, to investigate.

Ok, so we are getting deeper into the mystery, plus there is a backstory on why a cop named “Bigfoot” became a police officer who worked alone. It’s going to be a wild ride Doc, but there will be a conclusion to the mystery in your midst.

A little less exciting so far than the other Pynchon that i’ve read, but i am digging the noir/detective angle. Still has that classic Nixon bashing and paranoia that i love

Finished Chapter 4, where Doc goes to his old friend Fritz and is shown the latest in 60s software.

Looks like we got some backstory into Doc’s life, some world building for the sandy shores of Santa Monica, and some new technology that Doc finds in the back room of Fritz’s office. I’m not sure if the book is dazed, since it may be stalling the overall plot, but a few breezy short chapters can take a load off.