Re: RARA-AVIS: Ellroy, Chandler & DeLillo

fwillard@mindspring.com
Mon, 28 Sep 98 13:28:31 -0400 In <Pine.NEB.4.02.9809281236170.23133-100000@vex.net>, on 09/28/98
at 12:38 PM, William Denton <buff@vex.net> said:

>On Mon, 28 Sep 1998 fwillard@mindspring.com wrote:

>: In defense of James Ellroy's "large ego," I would like to point out
>: that people who have had the sort of early life he experienced
>: frequently have a lot of trouble figuring out just what size they
>: are.

>Ellroy may have a big ego, and I don't doubt he can be an incredble jerk,
>but he's a lot more interesting than some bland milquetoast or reclusive
>eccentric. I say we can use a few more writers like him around, to shake
>things up.

>Bill

Couldn't have said it better... Amen!

Fred

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