Re: RARA-AVIS: James Ellroy

From: Michael Jeter (michael.damian.jeter@gmail.com)
Date: 26 Jan 2010

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    I think _False Allegations_ by Vachss, gives a full picture of what he is trying to do, since it gives readers concrete connections to make in the real world.

    On 1/27/10, Patrick King <abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > With Ellroy, start at the beginning: BROWN'S REQUIEM, KILLER ON THE ROAD,
    > BECAUSE THE NIGHT, CLANDESTINE. You really can't go wrong with Ellroy, but
    > the later books are complex and interwoven. The early books are very dark
    > and hard to put down.
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    > Patrick King
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    > --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Donald <donthepoet420@gmail.com> wrote:
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    > From: Donald <donthepoet420@gmail.com>
    > Subject: RARA-AVIS: James Ellroy
    > To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
    > Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 9:46 AM
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    > For whatever reason, I've somehow been reading crime books for 35
    > years and have never read anything by James Ellroy or Andrew Vachss. Can
    > anyone recommend to me where to start w/ either or both?
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    Michael Damian Jeter
    New Orleans, LA
    Literacy, Music, and Democracy
    



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