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368 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375727368
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy, James Ellroy, presents another literary noir masterpiece of historical paranoia. Los Angeles, 1958. Killings, beatings, bribes, shakedowns--it's standard proc...
Community Reviews Summary of 444 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 76%
challenging 30%
reflective 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | Character: 30% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Racial slurs, SuicideModerate
Sexual content, Drug use
368 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375727368
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 24 April 2001
Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy, James Ellroy, presents another literary noir masterpiece of historical paranoia. Los Angeles, 1958. Killings, beatings, bribes, shakedowns--it's standard proc...
Community Reviews Summary of 444 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
tense 76%
challenging 30%
reflective 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | Character: 30% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Racial slurs, SuicideModerate
Sexual content, Drug use