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Enjoyable entertainment. Like watching a noir movie. Nothing deep or difficult-just a fun romp through mid 40s LA.
This is a tough one to rate--the reading level is fairly low so this is a super quick read. Mosley nails the classic noir style, so if noir is your thing, you should love this. I'm not a huge fan of classic noir in general (because helpless beautiful women trope), but here it is the sights/sound of LA that I love.
Is this great literature? No. Is it a great show of LA, including parts of LA, like Watts, that you don't often see in fiction? Yes. Is this a nice palate cleanser between more-literary ...more
Is this great literature? No. Is it a great show of LA, including parts of LA, like Watts, that you don't often see in fiction? Yes. Is this a nice palate cleanser between more-literary ...more
This was a re-read for me...first read it 20 or so years ago, and loved it. It still holds up beautifully.
I've been waiting for an introduction to Easy Rawlins, and this, the first story, finally turned up at my nearby library branch. There's a certain African-American authenticity about the post-WWII world where this ex-soldier lives (although how would I know?), and a brand of blood and mayhem that is a bit different from other 1940s L.A. crime stories. I will look for more.
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Jul 01, 2016
Laura
marked it as to-read
