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American Tabloid by James Ellroy

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nikita_barsukov's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Perfectly produced audiobook. Sound effects, full cast, sound quality - perfect, full stop. 
Perfect hard-boiled noir, and a pseudo-history. Doom and gloom throught, everyone is weird in its own way. And what an atmospheric text!

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bookwarm_220's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A roller coaster of a ride.  Great noir story of the Kennedys, Castro,  Hughes, J E Hoover, Hoffa, the mob, and an assortment of low-lifes.  If this is even close to the way things actually happened, well, I'm scarred.  What a complicated picture of the crimes committed by the supposed good guys as well as the bad guys.  No one in this tableau comes off well.  Pageturner; history lesson.  

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