false <![CDATA[L.A. Confidential]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170476182m/57727.jpg 57727 29 Ellroy's ninth novel, set in 1950s Los Angeles, kicks off with a shoot-out between a rogue ex-cop and a band of gangsters fronted by a crooked police lieutenant. Close on the heels of this scene comes a jarring Christmas Day precinct house riot, in which drunk and rampaging cops viciously beat up a group of jailed Mexican hoodlums. But, as readers will quickly learn, these sudden sprees of violence, laced with evidence of police corruption, are only teasers for the grisly events and pathos that follow this intricate police procedural. Picking up where The Black Dahlia and The Big Nowhere left off, the book tracks the intertwining paths of the three flawed and ambitious cops who emerge from the ``Bloody Christmas'' affair. Dope peddling, prostitution, and other risky business are revealed as the tightly wound plot untangles. Ellroy's disdain for Hollywood tinsel is evident at every turn; even the most noble of the characters here are relentlessly sleazy. But their grueling, sometimes maniacal schemes make a compelling read for the stout of heart. 2589940 1990 L.A. Confidential total:1705|5:698|4:701|3:226|2:63|1:17| 1705 7115 2247 106 2 4 false false Wed Oct 21 15:52:25 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 15:23:34 -0700 2009
I know that it's supp...more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 10:29:12 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 18:27:33 -0700 2008
I know that white cops in the 50s were racist-- I get it-- but the racism is almost sadistic in this book. Like, did we really need all that detail? All those epithets? Really?

Maybe I started...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Feb 06 20:07:21 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 20:13:01 -0800 2008 The audio cassette is an abridged version of the book read by David Strathairn, and he does a pretty boring job. He reads at a very hurried, quick pace with nothing your brain pan can hold on to because it soun...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 12 10:37:41 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 25 09:29:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Sep 05 17:50:53 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 14 10:59:52 -0700 2009
I managed a few chapters and gave up on it. I can't get a feel for the characters, time, or...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 03:28:07 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 03:33:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 08 02:32:51 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 07:40:15 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jul 12 08:50:46 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:29:32 -0700 2008 more sad than sick.
One of the great novels of the West.
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James Ellroy is a masterful writer of suspense, language, and mood. If you've seen LA Confidential on film, good for...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 18 16:02:32 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 16:02:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Jul 30 13:51:43 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:55:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:29:01 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 16:13:17 -0700 2008
Three protagonists, each with something wrong deep ins...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 20 21:09:03 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 21:15:00 -0700 2007
If you are a fan of the movie and want to read the book, plea...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Dec 18 14:54:09 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 15:01:26 -0800 2008
However, the book, which I read after seeing the picture, was convoluted and hard to follow.

I know that Ellroy is a popular author, but h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 18 19:28:56 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 19:31:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 12 15:32:49 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 15:32:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 02 18:20:30 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 19 03:45:36 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 02 18:20:30 -0700 2009
Berhubung sudah nonton filmnya berulang-ulang, jadi pas baca novel yang terbayang tampang aktor-aktor utamanya, Russell C...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 26 21:39:17 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 11:57:22 -0700 2008 The Black Dahlia. I think it was partly that the writing style was very different - very choppy and possibly intentionally so to mimic the way a 30s and 40s detective would speak (or...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=57727