10 Oct 08
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Originally posted by Buzz MeeksHe looks normal on the outside and has a bazillion great stories to tell, but inside, he's a seething rage of resentments. You know, his mother was murdered when he was quite young, and they never caught the killer. If he weren't such a talented writer, he could have been the greatest talk radio personality ever!
That sounds like Ellroy. Priceless. After reading "My Dark Places" you have to wonder what he's really like.
10 Oct 08
Originally posted by Bosse de NageHonestly, i had never even heard of him. Will probably follow the herd and buy one of his books with the label "2008 Nobel Prize Winner" that are bound to flourish in bookshops around the world.
So Le Clezio got the prize. Can't say I've ever read him -- have you?
Is that sentence too long? Oh, well.
10 Oct 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterNick Cave's favourite author, it is said.
He looks normal on the outside and has a bazillion great stories to tell, but inside, he's a seething rage of resentments. You know, his mother was murdered when he was quite young, and they never caught the killer. If he weren't such a talented writer, he could have been the greatest talk radio personality ever!