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James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential is film-noir crime fiction akin to Chinatown, Hollywood Babylon, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Jim Thompson. It's about three tortured souls in the 1950s L.A.P.D.: Ed Exley, the clean-cut cop who lives shivering in the shadow of his dad, a legendary cop in the same department; Jack Vincennes, a cop who advises a Police Squad- like TV show and busts movie stars for payoffs from sleazy Hush-Hush magazine; and Bud White, a detective haunted by the sight of his dad murdering his mom.
Ellroy himself was traumatized as a boy by his party-animal mother's murder. (See his memoir My Dark Places for the whole sordid story.) So it is clear that Bud is partly autobiographical. But Exley, whose shiny reputation conceals a dark secret, and Vincennes, who goes showbiz with a vengeance, reflect parts of Ellroy, too.
L.A. Confidential holds enough plots for two or three books: the cops chase stolen gangland heroin through a landscape littered with not-always-innocent corpses while succumbing to sexy sirens who have been surgically resculpted to resemble movie stars; a vile developer--based (unfairly) on Walt Disney-- schemes to make big bucks off Moochie Mouse; and the cops compete with the crooks to see who can be more corrupt and violent. Ellroy's hardboiled prose is so compressed that some of his rat-a-tat paragraphs are hard to follow. You have to read with attention as intense as his—and that is very intense indeed. But he richly rewards the effort. He may not be as deep and literary as Chandler, but he belongs on the same top-level shelf.
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L.A. Confidential is epic "noir", a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of The Black Dahlia. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, and offers no mercy, grants no survivors.
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As a huge fan of film noir and a sometime writer focusing on short crime stories, I was in awe of this book. At first I was daunted by the size of this volume, but I loved the movie so I figured I'd give it a shot. Dark, complex, full of flawed heroes, this book was the DEFINITION of noir. I dove into Ellroy's detailed explanations of why his characters are the way they are. I found myself holding my breath during the action scenes as if I were a hack reporter for a scandal rag watching the events unfold before me. Ellroy's tense prose made me feel a part of the investigation behind the Nite Owl murders. I wanted this mystery solved as surely as if I were investigating it, thanks to the caliber of writing (and Ellroy has a gift of transporting you to L.A. in the 1950's...opening this book is like jumping in a time machine). All-in-all a top-notch, must-read by the best crime writer of our age
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Undoubtedly L.A. Confidential is both a pleasurable and stimulating read. The brilliant way in which Ellroy has constructed the story means that at every turn one becomes increasingly more amazed at how such a complexly interwoven plot remains so easy to follow and understand. The two protagonists, Bud White and Ed Exley (for those who have only seen the movie, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce respectively) are expertly used to provide the basis for an excellent and ever shifting battle between brawn and brain. James Ellroy brings to life the seedy L.A. underworld in a throng of ponography, drugs, violent crime, and police corruption. And although this a genre piece the reader unfamiliar with crime fiction will no doubt discover that at the heart of L.A. Confidential lies a great tale. It is worth reading for this fact alone.
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L.A. Confidential was complex to say the least. It is a long, cold, brutal look at the fifties in L.A. I picked it up after I saw the movie. I couldn't put it down. Ellroy came up with so many great characters, Sid Hudgens, tabloid reporter found hacked up with an ax. Jack Vincennes getting money from Sid for Narco stories. All characters are deeply flawed, and you come upon the notion of fighting fire with fire, bad guys against worse guys.
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The Master of Post-Modern Crime Fiction
James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential is riveting, compelling, shocking, and, ultimately, satisfying. This is easily one of the most complex and mesmerizing stories in the genre of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Juni 2000 von Dan Garcia
No word short of "excellent" fits this novel.
I read LA Confidential before the movie came out years ago. I was blown away and immediately went out and read the rest of the series, "The Black Dahlia," "The Big... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von David Chaumette
What a plot!
Oh man! I just finished reading the book yesterday, and as I approached the last pages, I started reading slower just to make the book last longer! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2000 von Starbotz
Epic Crime Saga
The one regret i have aboout this book is that i can not read it again for the first time. I first picked this book up when i heard the movie was coming out. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. März 2000 von Michael
A great crime novel...
This book is great! If you like crime novels in the old pulp style, this book is for you. It is not easy to read and the sub-crimes sometimes distract you form the plot, but stick... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
Scott Turow for the louche!
This is one of the most overrated books of recent years. I have no problem with people liking swill, they usually do, but people with otherwise good taste seem to LOVE this... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Februar 2000 von Jonathan Green
Pure TORTURE
The guy can't write worth sh#!, let alone tell a story. There isn't many complete sentences and even less complete thoughts.
Example paragraph: "Voices: attaboy, Big Bud. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Do your homework and be happy
LA Confidential has been rightly hailed as a masterpiece of American fiction, not just of American crime fiction. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Dezember 1999 von John Owen
Hold on to your hat!
This was my first of now many Ellroy books. They have all been great (especially The Big Nowhere, which you should read first, L A Con. will make more since if you do). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 1999 von darren
A masterpiece of American crime-fiction.
What a thriller! Ellroy's multi-character epic is a must-read for the crime-fiction enthusiast. I found myself losing sleep over this book, mainly because I just couldn't bring... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
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