tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post8541802757418041112..comments2024-03-29T09:22:57.031+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: The Digested Read: BLOOD’S A ROVER by James EllroyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-11681125007699996992010-08-16T13:40:08.508+01:002010-08-16T13:40:08.508+01:00you got the gift Declan. Yet again, hilarious. Am...you got the gift Declan. Yet again, hilarious. American Tabloid was a work of genius. 6000 was painful, as if he had to get his money's worth out of his staff of researchers. Haven't read BaRover yet and now I don't have to!Kevin McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383288129364525167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-32153988883192695672010-08-16T05:23:00.931+01:002010-08-16T05:23:00.931+01:00Or else a bored techie trapped at his keyboard wit...Or else a bored techie trapped at his keyboard with-- hmm.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-76184151488030050432010-08-16T05:03:33.551+01:002010-08-16T05:03:33.551+01:00I'm starting to feel like the word verifier is...I'm starting to feel like the word verifier is a soul trapped in hell with only these brief forays out for communication.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-39593289815498066972010-08-16T04:47:30.582+01:002010-08-16T04:47:30.582+01:00"why he cut the book off before Watergate see..."why he cut the book off before Watergate seems strange."<br /><br />Adrian, I asked Ellroy that when he read in Philadelphia.<br /><br /> "Watergate?" he replied. "The biggest SNORE! since Thomas Pynchon." <br /><br /> I figured he's avoiding Watergate until everyone involved is dead.<br /><br />My v-word is perfect for this post if you say it out loud: conesise<br />======================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-73604672343702731202010-08-15T17:34:41.046+01:002010-08-15T17:34:41.046+01:00Sean - an Ellroy novel reads like how a really goo...Sean - an Ellroy novel reads like how a really good Hemingway might read were it electrocuted. Prepare to be blown away. <br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-16797955480984148172010-08-15T16:32:55.232+01:002010-08-15T16:32:55.232+01:00I must read Ellroy. Not knowing much about him oth...I must read Ellroy. Not knowing much about him other than what is discussed on blogs and some samples I have read, my impression is he's kind of a mix of Hunter S. Thompson, Ken Kesey, and Tom Wolfe, all of whom I really like. If he adds his own style to the above, I'm really excited!Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-35284151891439640602010-08-15T11:02:46.381+01:002010-08-15T11:02:46.381+01:00Ta, folks. I should probably say, I think Ellroy i...Ta, folks. I should probably say, I think Ellroy is in a class of his own, utterly brilliant. Of the AU trilogy, I probably like American Tabloid the best ... although it's the LA Quartet I love best of all.<br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-37534212865927457802010-08-15T01:37:30.247+01:002010-08-15T01:37:30.247+01:00Declan, you're a master of this kind of stuff....Declan, you're a master of this kind of stuff. And considering how long that book is, you digested a hell of a lot. I feel that I read enough of Blood's a Rover to be entitled to say this in this case.<br /><br />I liked BaR, and I do love Ellroy's style, but didn't persist. I think I should have started back at the beginning of the trilogy.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-12393705015482138442010-08-14T22:59:12.928+01:002010-08-14T22:59:12.928+01:00I'm a fan of AU trilogy, esp The Cold 6000 whi...I'm a fan of AU trilogy, esp The Cold 6000 which I feel is Ellroy's masterpiece. However, Blood's A Rover felt like a bit of a let down. I dont think the Dominican Republic stuff really worked and why he cut the book off before Watergate seems strange. More importantly by the final few pages although I kept being dazzled by Ellroy's wit, intelligence and prose I just wanted the bloody thing to be over.adriannoreply@blogger.com