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A review by dcox83
My Dark Places by James Ellroy
3.0
Good idea. Good process. Average execution.
The author, James Ellroy, investigates his mother's unsolved murder and in
the process opens himself up to emotions that provide a deeper understanding and new appreciation for their tumultuous relationship.
Ellroy's quick staccato writing, which works so well with fictional police
work, becomes maddening with the mundane repetitiveness of actual police
work. Not to mention the mundane repetitiveness associated with an 40 year old unsolved murder.
That dullness is saved, though, as Ellroy transitions from a writer looking for a story to a son desperately looking for a relationship with his deceased mother. This raw emotional evolution kept me coming back to his story, even if I did skim through a few of the chapters.
The author, James Ellroy, investigates his mother's unsolved murder and in
the process opens himself up to emotions that provide a deeper understanding and new appreciation for their tumultuous relationship.
Ellroy's quick staccato writing, which works so well with fictional police
work, becomes maddening with the mundane repetitiveness of actual police
work. Not to mention the mundane repetitiveness associated with an 40 year old unsolved murder.
That dullness is saved, though, as Ellroy transitions from a writer looking for a story to a son desperately looking for a relationship with his deceased mother. This raw emotional evolution kept me coming back to his story, even if I did skim through a few of the chapters.