I think the insight that Otash "operates better on the margins" succinctly sums up the problem with these recent Ellroy books. I couldn't make sense of Widespread Panic, which left me wondering whether I was supposed to. (I thought maybe Ellroy was putting a lot of himself into his Otash character, for better or worse.) I happened to be in middle of reading The Enchanters right now - but why is it taking me so long to get through it?. Thanks, think I will subscribe!
I think the insight that Otash "operates better on the margins" succinctly sums up the problem with these recent Ellroy books. I couldn't make sense of Widespread Panic, which left me wondering whether I was supposed to. (I thought maybe Ellroy was putting a lot of himself into his Otash character, for better or worse.) I happened to be in middle of reading The Enchanters right now - but why is it taking me so long to get through it?. Thanks, think I will subscribe!
Great piece on an obscure personage I always wondered about. Sadly, I endorse this take on James Ellroy...
Love and Murder, a great cocktail from a great bartender! 👏👏👏