At 04:42 PM 11/22/02 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11/22/02 11:46:58 AM,
tieresias@att.net writes:
>
><< But I find nothing epic
>about his obsession with corruption, and
*over*-emphasis on the profane. >>
>
> Are you saying that an obsession with corruption and
a heavy emphasis on
>the profane rules out the possibility of creating an
epic work?
Jim,
I'll answer that by paraphrasing what someone told me once
about the works of Robert B. Parker: "I got through three of
his books before I realized that they were all the same book
over and over." Now, I like Parker, but I agree that he's
essentially correct ("A Catskill Eagle" and "Early Autumn" do
stand out from the crowd though, IMO). The difference is that
I *like* the same book that Parker's writing over and over. I
can't say the same about Ellroy.
Did that make sense? I'll be happy to expand upon that if I'm
not being clear enough.
Brian
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