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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Brother T"
<foolesgold@...> wrote:
>
> Just finished Jason Starr's Cold Caller. Now I'm
working on Ellroy's
Hollywood
> Nocturnes (stories and novella). I just created a
new crime blog
today and
> posted the first Story on it, Lucky Man. Consider it
my take on the
Ahearn
> version of noir. I've been lurking and hopefully
learning. Check it out.
Welcome, BrotherT. The Dick Contino novella is one of the
best things that Ellroy ever wrote, in my opinion. I assume
Starr's Cold Caller gave plenty of satisfaction, right?
And I'll put this on the table: I think Ellroy, should he
apply himself to nonfiction (true crime, especially, or at
least weird stories), would be an outstanding practitioner. I
am reconsidering my opinion of My Dark Places, which on a
slow second reading seems much, much better.
Best,
mrt
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