Doug wrote (snips): I like Aarons very much, but he is what
he is. If you go into him thinking you're going to get depth
on the level of Adam Hall's Quiller series or Donald
Hamilton's Matt Helm series, you're bound to be disappointed.
Recent reads include Ellroy's BLACK DAHLIA (I remain
mystified why this book has garnered so much praise);
************ I was not really put off by Aarons. Instinct
tells me to go back and read one of the first in the series.
I think the one I read was number 37.
There were several things I liked about Ellroy's BLACK
DAHLIA. I thought the characters were layered and complex. I
liked the way the dark side was portrayed.
It wasn't just "the bad guys." It permeated almost
everyone. I thought it superbly ironic that Bucky's struggle
to bring the Dahlia's murderer to justice becomes an
obsession that almost does him in. I liked the scenes. The
story was compelling and spectacular.
My guess is that you were pretty much disgusted with the
scumbag characters (including Bucky) and thought the plot
sordid and trashy. I imagine the difference between your
experience of the book and mine is empathy. You didn't give a
damn and I did. Note that I'm not saying you should have felt
different about the book. To each his own.
miker
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