Bruce Townley (btownley@sirius.com)
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:50:25 -0800 (PST)
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 at10:36 hugh sent: Ellroy
>Sheesh, I'm also surprised to see so much anti-Ellroy
sentiment (even
>though I sorta contributed to it.) My first Ellroy
experience was Dick
>Contino's Blues, when it appeared in
Granta.
>...<
>I heard him read at a pool hall near the College
William and Mary. He
>read My Dark Places, and it was an interesting
experience. His pace was
>very slow and measured.
I own a copy on cassette tape of Ellroy reading MY DARK
PLACES and this is a good description of the way he sounds on
this recording. Found an interesting resonance occured when I
would read a chapter or two and then listen to same in the
taped version. Of course, the recorded version is edited,
somewhat, so it's worthwhile picking up the book, too.
Bruce T. = btownley@sirius.com
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