American Death Trip
by:
James Ellroy (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9782743607791 (2743607793)
Publish date: March 13th 13
Publisher: Rivages
Pages no: 859
Edition language: French
Series: Underworld USA (#2)
I read the first third with so-so but hopeful interest and a mounting headache, then, unable to take anymore but still wanting to know what happens, I skimmed through to the last fourth and read that, which gave me the gist of the story and the outcomes for principal characters. There's a good novel...
Well I finally got around to reading this and what a blast. Great how the forward starts out talking about how people romanticise a golden era that never was and then *bang* it takes you right into this dark, amoral underbelly of America. Gratuitous violence, corruption, blackmail, all delivered wit...
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