L' angelo del silenzio

This is an early Ellroy from back when he was following normal rules of grammar and constructing sentences that had more than four words in them. It’s a serial killer story told in the first person, in the form of a long written confession, and Ellroy really lumbers himself by telling us on page thr Leggi tutto

James Ellroy ebben a kötetben egy kegyetlen sorozatgyilkost teremtett, belehelyezve őt főként a hetvenes-nyolcvanas évek Amerikájába. Nagyon ezt a korszakot idézi a könyv, ami nem is csoda, Ellroy egy korai művéről van szó: 1986-ban írta. Rögtön az elején tudjuk is, mi lesz a vége, az érdekes itt (és Leggi tutto

Una buona idea (siamo a meta' anni '80) per un risultato non all'altezza: il viaggio in prima persona nella mente di un omicida seriale. Purtroppo oltre alle vittime designate, restano ferite gravemente la pazienza e la costanza del lettore. Un Ellroy non ancora all'altezza, la sua altezza, sbrodola Leggi tutto

Libro recomendado: ‘’El asesino de la carretera’’, de James Ellroy. Ediciones B. Asesinatos, psicología, erótico, LGBT, suspense… Fue un descubrimiento interesante que nada tiene que envidiar a la famosa ‘’La Dalia Negra’’… En este libro te encuentras con una narración sangrienta, desde dentro y des Leggi tutto

Si algo tengo que valorarle a este libro, es su intento de meterse en la cabeza de un psicópata, de un asesino en serie, que será quien nos lleve de la mano a lo largo de todo el texto, en un relato en primera persona. Ahora bien, lo que no puedo valorar (ni creo que nadie pueda… excepto quizás un p Leggi tutto

Here is where Ellroy’s literary pretensions—I mean, ambitions begin. The book is still short and unsweet, like Ellroy’s earlier novels; but the effort to create a leviathan pulp narrative that will sum up his American moment begins here. In truth, KILLER is more abstract and existential than it is pe Leggi tutto

My brother gave this book to me for Christmas, and to be honest, I was a little bit hesitant to start reading it. Not because I thought it would be bad. On the contrary, all of my siblings are creative, intelligent and insightful people, and I would trust any of their reading recommendations without Leggi tutto

Αυτό δεν είναι λογοτεχνία, είναι δημοσιογραφία παλπ εντύπου. Ο χ σκότωσε τους Α και Β τότε χρησιμοποιώντας το τάδε όπλο. Λίγες σκέψεις του ήρωα (σπατάλη της πρωτοπρόσωπης αφήγησης) είναι απελπιστικά λίγες ώστε να σώσουν το βιβλίο, το ίδιο κι ένα μίνι ημερολόγιο ενός αστυνομικού. Όταν ο Τζιμ Τόμσον έ Leggi tutto