http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjWKPd... 
 So Tom Pynchon actually seems to be corralling his delicious digressions into an actual noir plotline this time. Let's see if he can keep it up. Either way the form is well-suited to his usual tendencies towards anarchic paranoia, here fitted out with a heavy does of psychedelia, surfing, and references to Lemuria. I'm really starting to enjoy the ride. 
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 Verdict: Very enjoyable. Sort of like Pynchon's own Big Lebowski. 
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 This has been so present in my head since reading that I feel I should bump it up to a full 4 stars.