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28 Jan, 2022
GROOOOVE with James Ellroy on the highs and hells of 'Hollyweird'...
Admittedly I'm a James Ellroy fan and so inherently biased. The novel is not perfect and kind of trails off without invoking its own supernatural beginning (Fred Otash, devious private detective of the 1950s and '60s in Los Angeles is writing his memoirs in Hell), but it is full of Ellroy's irreverent zest and inventive nastiness, trawling through the underbelly of LA and the 'Hollyweird' world of crime and corruption mixing it up with movie stars and the entertainment business. It's fun and just as thought-provoking as uncomfortably comic, but lurched so far into reputational hatchet jobs on famous directors and stars that the impact was strangely diminished rather than shocking. Quite a few reviewers have pointed that out and normally I prefer to read a book to see for myself. But I found myself agreeing it went too far without a clear and obvious reason why Ellroy's particular targets were so despised by him. Putting it another way, it just didn't ring true and felt like grudge-writing. That said it IS wrenchingly and excruciatingly funny and eminently re-readable. Definitely recommended and glad I bought it.