Brown's Requiem by James Ellroy
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Book Reviews of Brown's Requiem
Book Review: Ahhh, the old days...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is pre-LA Quartet for Ellroy. Back before he found his beat-poet 'style'. Brown's Requiem, Clandestine, and Killer on the Road are just great books by a fledgling author. If you like his characterization, scene stylings, or dialog from LA Confidential or American Tabloid, but aren't crazy about the prose, check this one out.Book Review: solid crime novel but not his best
Summary: 3 Stars
This was Ellroy's first published novel. It's a good, solid crime novel. It's mostly in the tradition of his predecessors like Chandler and Hammett, but some of his future trademarks are there, like the seedy anti-hero who eventually discovers and follows his own moral imperative. It's a bit bumpy in spots, and sometimes the plot falls into place a bit too neatly, but it's a good read. It's not nearly as amazing as the L.A. Quartet or American Tabloid, all brilliant books for which he has become justifiably famous. I read this after reading those (as well as My Dark Places and Crime Wave). Had I read this first, I would have been shocked by his later work. Maybe The Black Dahlia is a better place to start for the Ellroy novice.. This one seems almost quaint in comparison.Book Review: good, but not great, Ellroy
Summary: 3 Stars
Ellroy's first novel is a decent PI novel that is slightly better than the usual entry, revealing little of the genius to come. A good read, no more.Book Review: Disappointing and careless.
Summary: 2 Stars
Ellroy's first novel, and it shows. Not a bad book when compared with other writers, it's definitely below par for Ellroy. As a former caddie we can presume that Ellroy handles the sections of the book dealing with "loopers" and their lives accurately but other than this the plot of the book falls into place ridiculously easily. Is it really so simple to impersonate a police officer on the telephone every time you need some information? The book is also careless. A character is described is "slim and athletic" and then twenty pages later as "fat and strong". If you read this one, read it before you read any other Ellroy then maybe you won't be so disappointed.Book Review: I still like more the LA Quartet
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, I must say that though I adore Ellroy's books, specially the called LA Quartet,but this book has dissapointed me. It has some good moments, but it isn't enough to the boring plot. Anyway, if u like golf stories and crime combined, it will be a very good choice, it's just that golf ís not my sport.