<<Naah, Buzz Meeks is no ultra-bad. He's the closest to
the hard-boiled
archetype in the whole novel. Tough, unstoppable, with an
ineluctable
code of honor.>>
Come on, Buzz is a complete rat... What would you say is his
"code of
honor"? As to tough and hardboiled, I don't think Buzz can
hold a candle
to Dudley Smith, a character that makes Westlake's Parker
look like a
sweet nanny. I find Buzz repugnant, but Dudley is just plain
scary, a
dangerous psycho who never loses his cool and his outward
bonhomie. He
may be Ellroy's greatest creation to date.
Regards,
mt
mt
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