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James Ellroy
672 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099537830
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Windmill
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy, James Ellroy, presents another literary noir masterpiece of historical paranoia. In this savagely audacious novel, James Ellroy plants a pipe bomb under the A...
Community Reviews Summary of 334 reviews
Moods
challenging 83%
mysterious 83%
tense 66%
emotional 50%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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—
James Ellroy
672 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099537830
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Windmill
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy, James Ellroy, presents another literary noir masterpiece of historical paranoia. In this savagely audacious novel, James Ellroy plants a pipe bomb under the A...
Community Reviews Summary of 334 reviews
Moods
challenging 83%
mysterious 83%
tense 66%
emotional 50%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
adventurous 16%
sad 16%
Pace
slow 33%
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.