"When Ellroy was my age, he was writing American Tabloid."
That line made me do the math. I was that age last year. Ouch. It's these kind of things that keep me from comparing myself to other writers most of the time.
I can relate to what you're saying when it comes to Red Harvest. Hammett is an undisputed master, but he's so influential that it's hard to see it in the context of its original publication. In that way, it's a lot like Golden Age comics.
I'm a big fan of Ellroy as well. Him and Don Winslow are on my Mount Rushmore. I'd have to think who else belongs up there. Anyway, thanks for the good reviews.
"When Ellroy was my age, he was writing American Tabloid."
That line made me do the math. I was that age last year. Ouch. It's these kind of things that keep me from comparing myself to other writers most of the time.
I can relate to what you're saying when it comes to Red Harvest. Hammett is an undisputed master, but he's so influential that it's hard to see it in the context of its original publication. In that way, it's a lot like Golden Age comics.
I'm a big fan of Ellroy as well. Him and Don Winslow are on my Mount Rushmore. I'd have to think who else belongs up there. Anyway, thanks for the good reviews.