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In Reply to: James Ellroy (great author!) on the movie and the obsession posted by clarkjohnsen on September 15, 2006 at 09:50:28:
That's a matter of taste. Read one a ok book, tried Black Dahlia and couldn't get into...yawn.
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The book starts out, imo, quite slow and then erupts into nightmare.
The main thing about it is that the Dahlia's murder is really the background for the story about the relationship between the cops and their respective obsessions and the prices they pay for them.
I am actually re-reading it now prior to the film opening here.
Ellroy's style has tightened over the years into a staccatto almost machine gun rattle of patois and invective.
His books are absolutely jam packed with dialogue and thought.
Until I recently learned of the changes to his life over the last couple of years, I seriously doubted he would write another book.
i might give the book a try. If you like nonfiction, true crime try "Excellent Cadavers." I think they made movie based on this book.
His portrayal or america in the 40/50s isn't a pretty one and he writes about a lot of white racists, but his contention is that both government and the police were like this.
His is a dark undebelly world just out of the view of your average person. It can be disturbing.
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