Has anyone read this guys books - a character who is probably as dispicable as covenant, set in middle america - crime novels.
well worth the read, and i'd be interested in anyone's comments
James Crumley
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Has anyone read this guys books - a character who is probably as dispicable as covenant, set in middle america - crime novels.
well worth the read, and i'd be interested in anyone's comments
Has anyone read this guys books - a character who is probably as dispicable as covenant, set in middle america - crime novels.
well worth the read, and i'd be interested in anyone's comments
Shihad
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oh yeah!!! Crumley!!! have read Last Good Kiss and Bordersnakes and i THINK i've read Dancing Bear as well...
great "hard-boiled" writer!!!
great "hard-boiled" writer!!!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
, but its also social comment, amazing stuff. I see that there are more about the characters that I have yet to read... it's been a few years since i read Crumley but i'm not sure i'd compare him with Ellroy. Ellroy is DARK, maybe the darkest of the contemporary "hard-boiled" crime writers. i might not have said that prior to reading his memoir My Dark Places, but let me tell you, when Ellroy says dark places, he really means it. the guy's been "down in the zero" as Andrew Vachss would say.Encryptic wrote:Haven't read any of his stuff, but after looking him up, sounds pretty good, similar to James Ellroy's work.
i went crazy with the dark guys for a while...Vachss, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Ellroy, Charles Willeford and well...lots of others.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Encryptic
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You could be right. Don't think I've ever read any fiction that comes close to touching Ellroy (just re-read The Big Nowhere recently, as a matter of fact) in terms of his style. After reading My Dark Places, it's not hard to see where it all comes from. Great writer on a lot of levels.Lucimay wrote:it's been a few years since i read Crumley but i'm not sure i'd compare him with Ellroy. Ellroy is DARK, maybe the darkest of the contemporary "hard-boiled" crime writers. i might not have said that prior to reading his memoir My Dark Places, but let me tell you, when Ellroy says dark places, he really means it. the guy's been "down in the zero" as Andrew Vachss would say.Encryptic wrote:Haven't read any of his stuff, but after looking him up, sounds pretty good, similar to James Ellroy's work.
i went crazy with the dark guys for a while...Vachss, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Ellroy, Charles Willeford and well...lots of others.
Crumley does sound pretty good, though.
Crumley IS good, as good as Ellroy, just different, not as dank and well, sleezy-slimey. i can't think how else to say it. he's just not as nasty as Ellroy. 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Encryptic
- <i>Haruchai</i>
- Posts: 595
- Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:45 pm
- Location: I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you.
I see my last post in this thread got killed by the big hack, but I just wanted to thank y'alls for bringing Crumley to my attention. Picked up The Right Madness on my last library trip and finally got into it this morning.
Very good so far and I'll definitely be looking for more of his books.
You are right about Crumley not being quite as "over the top" as Ellroy, but I like his style.
Very good so far and I'll definitely be looking for more of his books.
You are right about Crumley not being quite as "over the top" as Ellroy, but I like his style.
yes...me to Encryptic...Crumley has something that Ellroy seems to lack sometimes...tongue in cheek sense of humor!! hahaha!
(i worry about that Ellroy guy! what do you think makes him laugh??)
(i worry about that Ellroy guy! what do you think makes him laugh??)
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~