Thanks for the hostility, Brian. Much appreciated.
--- Brian Thornton <
tieresias@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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> Robert Elkin wrote:
> > Prof. Abbott--
> > If you're going to do an Ellroy cop novel,
White
> > Jazz is the over-the-top example; Black
Dahlia,
> > while a good read, uncovers no significant
new
> > ground, in terms of form or subject.
> > Just a note.
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> On the other hand, THE BLACK DAHLIA has a
> discernible plot, realistic dialogue,
engaging
> characters. "Over the top" is one way to
describe
> WHITE JAZZ, I suppose. Especially if you finish
the
> description by adding a few choices words: "So
over
> the top that it strays into the realm of
> unintentional self-parody." I found it
virtually
> unreadable. So, as I have with several of the
works
> of James Joyce and Leo Tolstoy, I'm going to have
to
> take the word of far larger brains that it has
some
> sort of literary value.
> [para.] For my money, it made it clear to me
once
and
> for all that there was no cesspit too rank
for
Ellroy
> to want to roll around in.
> Your Mileage May Vary.
> Brian Thornton
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