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C.T. Phipps
is 30% done
I'm getting real annoyed with the stream of consciousness style of the book. It's just not very enjoyable to be in David Klein's head versus Bleichert, Meeks, or Exley.
— Jan 26, 2023 03:43PM
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C.T. Phipps
is 40% done
The stream of consciousness way the book is written really hurts my enjoyment of the book. It doesn't help that David Klein is such a scummy asshole. Weirdly, Glenda is a much better character and would have been a better protagonist.
— Jan 28, 2023 10:27PM
C.T. Phipps
is 20% done
David Klein really is a horrible racist. I mean, a particularly repulsive version too. I think he's worse than Dudley Smith. On the other hand, the Mickey Cohen funded sci-fi movie stuff is hilarious. James Ellroy really hates Howard Hughes too.
— Jan 25, 2023 10:06PM
C.T. Phipps
is 10% done
I'm not feeling this one like James Ellroy's other novels. David Klein is the biggest piece of shit among all of James' antiheroes and that's saying something. The prose is also incredibly stilted and lacking the usual flourishes, which I understand was at the insistence of his publisher.
— Jan 24, 2023 12:55PM
