Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

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Inherent Vice (book: 2009, 370 pages; film: 2014, 148 min) by Thomas Pynchon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pynchon). 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 was made into a movie last year directed by Paul Thomas Anderson :).

The following library branches are supposed to have copies (check for availability):

Ashfield; Avalon; Balmain; Belrose; Bexley North; Bonnyrigg; Campsie; Castle Hill; Concord; Dee Why; Double Bay; Dulwich Hill; Eastwood; Ermington; Five Dock; Gordon; Green Valley; Haberfield; Hornsby; Hurstville; Kings Cross; Lane Cove; Leichhardt; Manly; Merrylands; Mosman; North Sydney (Stanton); Paddington; Parramatta; Pennant Hills; Penrith; Randwick (Bowen); Rockdale City; Stanmore; St Peters/Sydenham; Sans Souci; Sutherland; Sydney City (Customs House); Warringah Mall; Waverley; West Ryde.

Like physical books but don't want to buy? Most public libraries charge approx. $3 to loan it from another public library network, and can be delivered as fast as within a week :).

Wikipedia entry for the book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherent_Vice)

Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5933841-inherent-vice)

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Vice-Novel-Thomas-Pynchon/dp/0143117564)

Thomas Pynchon on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pynchon)

The movie adaptation's IMDB page (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/)

Author's site (http://thomaspynchon.com/)