<<I made it to page fifty. It amazes me that Ellroy
enjoys
such commercial success when a number of people who read a
lot (as we obviously do, or we wouldn't be members of this
list) find his style inaccessible.>>
He has become increasingly mannered. Enamored of himself, I
think.
<<I think he's a tremendous writer.>>
Unquestionably. The Big Nowhere alone would prove it.
Just like some writers resort to telling their stories in
dialogue --an easy way to coast if you know how to do it-- in
order to save themselves the trouble of organizing their
material, Ellroy has taken to including his preliminary notes
(mere jottings, sometimes) instead of developing the
material. That's lazy. You can tell everybody how great you
are, but nobody cares what the writer thinks. The proof is in
the pudding, in every book. The last three by Ellroy have not
convinced me. In fact, I found The Cold Six Thousand barely
readable and generally disagreeable.
Best,
MrT
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