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Rambling Raconteur
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Ellroy’s fusion of a haunting first person voice that grows from curiosity to obsession and ultimately addiction while reflecting on how others seek to insert their lives into the murder case is incredible.
— 20 hours, 27 min ago
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Rambling Raconteur
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Earliest appearance of “touch grass” in fiction?
— 4 hours, 36 min ago
Rambling Raconteur
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It’s interesting to see which aspects of the LA Quarter Ellroy developed first: Buzz Meeks gets a throwaway mention, The Big Nowhere is referenced à la Chandler’s Big Sleep, and now the Nite Owl from LA Confidential.
Missing: Dudley Smith . . . (I guess Ellroy made up for that with Perfidia)
— 18 hours, 25 min ago
Missing: Dudley Smith . . . (I guess Ellroy made up for that with Perfidia)
