Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Someone lent me this book. They thought I would like it because they like it and obviously good and bad are subject to their taste. I read literally three pages and this is why I can hate it:
1) Real, famous people are fictionalised and I think that's weak writing - invent your own fucking characters.
2) It's vapid. They do a lot of drugs and have frivolous sex. You know what's daring for a book about high-profile characters? A guy who likes to stay home and tinker with model trains, and ones not full of cocaine.
3) It's boring. It has nothing except for high profile, sex, and drugs. Nothing else. If I wanted to read Famous magazine then I would buy Famous magazine. FFS.
1) Real, famous people are fictionalised and I think that's weak writing - invent your own fucking characters.
2) It's vapid. They do a lot of drugs and have frivolous sex. You know what's daring for a book about high-profile characters? A guy who likes to stay home and tinker with model trains, and ones not full of cocaine.
3) It's boring. It has nothing except for high profile, sex, and drugs. Nothing else. If I wanted to read Famous magazine then I would buy Famous magazine. FFS.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WOW! Just WOW! This book is a masterpiece by an author at the height of his powers. My favourite Ellroy so far. Fantastic cast of characters and a very entertaining plot and thoroughly enjoyable.
This being Ellroy it is not for the easily offended especially where language and racial prejudices are concerned, the book being 1950's-60's set the language is of its time.
Hopefully the rest of the series is superb too, looking forward to seeing where it goes from here in Ellory's vision (know where it goes historically).
This being Ellroy it is not for the easily offended especially where language and racial prejudices are concerned, the book being 1950's-60's set the language is of its time.
Hopefully the rest of the series is superb too, looking forward to seeing where it goes from here in Ellory's vision (know where it goes historically).
Próbowałam, naprawdę próbowałam dotrzeć do końca tej zgmatawanej historii ale nie dałam rady, po czym na 232 stronie rzuciłam książkę i nie, nie ma mowy, żebym dalej traciła na nią czas.
Pierwsza styczność z nowym autorem i od dłuższego czasu z gatunkiem political- fiction, niestety, bardzo rozczarowująca. I nie chodzi mi w tym momencie o pomysł na fabułę, bo ten jest całkiem do rzeczy (kulisy nieudanego zamachu na JFK) ale o samo wykonanie i formę. Nagromadzenie w tekście mnóstwa krótkich i stricte telegraficznie prostych zdań, czyni tę powieść totalnie beznamiętną, pozbawioną jakiegokolwiek klimatu, której czytanie było dla mnie prawdziwą męczarnią. Nie znam innych powieści autora więc nie wiem jak ta pozycja wypada na tle innych ale jeśli wszystkie są w takim samym wydaniu jak ta, to już wiem, że na pewno nie będę ich czytać. Dla mnie to zbyt ciężkostrawna lektura.
Pierwsza styczność z nowym autorem i od dłuższego czasu z gatunkiem political- fiction, niestety, bardzo rozczarowująca. I nie chodzi mi w tym momencie o pomysł na fabułę, bo ten jest całkiem do rzeczy (kulisy nieudanego zamachu na JFK) ale o samo wykonanie i formę. Nagromadzenie w tekście mnóstwa krótkich i stricte telegraficznie prostych zdań, czyni tę powieść totalnie beznamiętną, pozbawioną jakiegokolwiek klimatu, której czytanie było dla mnie prawdziwą męczarnią. Nie znam innych powieści autora więc nie wiem jak ta pozycja wypada na tle innych ale jeśli wszystkie są w takim samym wydaniu jak ta, to już wiem, że na pewno nie będę ich czytać. Dla mnie to zbyt ciężkostrawna lektura.
The mob killed JFK because of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion? Perhaps.
This book is a detailed fiction of the main players at that time. Three fictional characters are superimposed onto that world. Through them we inhabit the world of the mob, the CIA and FBI. Much of it is believable if overwrought.
If there’s one criticism it’s that the end was too short. Having spent hundreds of pages on the ins and outs of anti-Castro training camps the final months of 1963 was barely a sketch.
This book is a detailed fiction of the main players at that time. Three fictional characters are superimposed onto that world. Through them we inhabit the world of the mob, the CIA and FBI. Much of it is believable if overwrought.
If there’s one criticism it’s that the end was too short. Having spent hundreds of pages on the ins and outs of anti-Castro training camps the final months of 1963 was barely a sketch.