Jess wrote:
"I'm not sure I see the problem. The book is impenetrable. I
don't think that's a bad thing. It's a product of Ellroy's
style and plotting. But I don't think being impenetrable, and
I don't believe Barra is saying this, is the same as being
unintelligble."
I guess we're having a semantic difference. I took
impenetrable as meaning impossible to enter, to get into.
However, you seem to mean it as monolithic, larger than life,
too much to fully digest, etc. If so, I can see your point,
which is a shame. We had a nice little debate going.
Mark
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