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A review by cmcrockford
American Tabloid by James Ellroy
5.0
"HE HAD TO SEE THE PRICE."
Dig the story of America. Dig how Ellroy combines drama and lit.
Hateful men doing what they need to for themselves. Getting damned for it all. Cool prose, exact dialogue. He gives no fucks about discomfort. Niceness. All that bullshit. Not that he likes either - just no telling you what to think.
One of the Great American Novels. Won't be in the lit canon because no one wants to admit this is how it went. This is the USA.
Dig the story of America. Dig how Ellroy combines drama and lit.
Hateful men doing what they need to for themselves. Getting damned for it all. Cool prose, exact dialogue. He gives no fucks about discomfort. Niceness. All that bullshit. Not that he likes either - just no telling you what to think.
One of the Great American Novels. Won't be in the lit canon because no one wants to admit this is how it went. This is the USA.