Inherent Vice

One sentence synopsis... Private investigator and well-intentioned hippie, ‘Doc' Sportello, cruises through LA amidst a creeping fog of paranoia... and marijuana. .

Read it if you like... the preeminent atoned mystery, ‘The Big Lebowski'. Pynchon has a lot more to say about capitalism and inequality, but both stories are full of likable weirdos. .

Dream casting... watched the PTA movie version post-reading and probably enjoyed it more than the book. The movie trims a lot of the fat, including a rather exasperating detour to Vegas I was thankful got cut.