hugh (hugh@pinn.net)
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:36:02 +0100
Sheesh, I'm also surprised to see so much anti-Ellroy
sentiment (even though I sorta contributed to it.) My first
Ellroy experience was Dick Contino's Blues, when it appeared
in Granta. I found it to be the most funny, fanscinating
short piece I ever picked up. I didn't even *care* if it was
HB. Ellroy lifts up the curtain of 1950s LA and shows you
life. Yeah, he can be implausible. Yeah, he can be hard to
follow. But he has stretched the genre.
I heard him read at a pool hall near the College William and
Mary. He read My Dark Places, and it was an interesting
experience. His pace was very slow and measured. He stood on
the stage with his feet spread apart, knees bent, as if
preparing to give someone a karate kick.
Hugh
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