Didn't remember him specifically discussing that book--only
remember him saying something like
"Higgins was good before he got bogged down in the fine
points of his stylistics" or something like that.
It's probably online--Ellroy tends to repeat his set
pieces to different audiences. (If you're reading, JE,
where's vol. 3 of the underworld trilogy?!?!?! Been a
while...) Rob
--- ljfth1 <
ljfth1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Maybe I'll try and persevere with ROF. I
Googled,
> and Ellroy rates
> The Diggers Game as well. I'll redouble my
efforts
> to get a copy.
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Robert Elkin
> <rictusaporia@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi--
> > Well, I liked RoF. But Digger's Game is
my
> favorite
> > GVH. Ellroy's got a few things to say about
GVH's
> > style, though I'm unaware if they're
online.
> > BEst,
> > Rob
> >
> > --- ljfth1 <ljfth1@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > > This is my first post on here, hope it
works.
> I've
> > > just re-read George
> > > V. Higgins The Friends of Eddie Coyle for
the
> first
> > > time in over ten
> > > years, and it's even better than I'd
remembered,
> > > pure genius. I've
> > > ordered Cogan's Trade, and will also get
The
> > > Digger's Game in due
> > > course, but currently I'm halfway through
The
> Rat On
> > > Fire, which was
> > > the only GVH novel of that period(ish)
that I
> could
> > > find in London.
> > > I've heard it said that Higgins became a
bit too
> > > enamoured of his,
> > > undeniably brilliant, proto-Mamet
dialogue, but
> I
> > > wasn't expecting
> > > anything quite as unreadably dull as
this.
> People
> > > seem to just drone on
> > > repetitively, to no real purpose, for page
after
> > > page.
> > >
> > > I'm considering abandoning it. Should I
stick it
> > > out? Will it get any
> > > better? Any recommendations on his other
stuff?
> I
> > > read, and enjoyed,
> > > all the Jerry Kennedy books many years
ago.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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