Books like Inherent Vice
12 books with a reading profile close to Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.
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Skinny Legs and All
by Tom Robbins
Also deep and open-ended · entertainment, literary
Ellen Cherry Charles, a talented aspiring painter, works as a waitress in Manhattan while her husband, Boomer Petway, achieves accidental fame by turning a metal turkey into a celebrated piece of outsider art.
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Another Roadside Attraction
by Tom Robbins
Also open-ended · entertainment, literary
Amanda, a young woman from the South, and her husband John Paul Ziller open a roadside zoo and hot-dog stand in the state of Washington, called Captain Ahab's Discount Zoo.
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His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
Also open-ended · mystery, literary
In 1869, a triple murder occurs in the remote Scottish Highlands village of Culduie.
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The City & the City
Also deep and open-ended · mystery, literary
Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad begins a routine murder investigation in Besźel, a crumbling city that geographically overlaps with the prosperous, modern metropolis of Ul Qoma.
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The Trees
mystery, literary
In Money, Mississippi, a series of brutal murders puzzles local police and state investigators.
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My Name Is Red
by Orhan Pamuk
Also deep and open-ended · mystery, literary
Set in 1591 Istanbul, the narrative centers on a clandestine royal commission to create a book celebrating the Sultan’s reign using European perspective and shading.
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Breakfast of Champions
Also deep and open-ended · literary, experimental
Kilgore Trout, an aging and obscure science fiction writer, travels across a decaying American landscape to a high-stakes arts festival in Midland City.
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
mystery, literary
Blue van Meer, a polymathic high school senior, moves frequently with her academic father, Gareth, before settling in North Carolina for her graduation year.
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1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
Also deep and open-ended · literary, experimental
Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
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The Sirens of Titan
Also deep and open-ended · entertainment, experimental
Malachi Constant is the wealthiest man in a future America, but his life is redirected by Winston Niles Rumfoord, a space traveler who exists as a wave phenomenon between Earth and Titan.
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V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
Also deep · literary, experimental
Set in a near-future London ruled by the Norsefire fascist party, the narrative follows Evey Hammond, a young woman rescued from the secret police by a masked anarchist known as V.
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