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I'm not big on this whole "going green" trend, but today I thought about one thing all book lovers can do to contribute to society: use your library card more often.
You probably thought I had something clever to say. Sorry to disappoint but let me explain.
My Analysis of The Black Dahlia:
-324 pages in the book
-67 pages until the plot begins to unfold
-300 pages before the book becomes unputdownable, as I like to call it
What does that leave us with?
...approximately 67 pages of wasted paper and 23 ...more
You probably thought I had something clever to say. Sorry to disappoint but let me explain.
My Analysis of The Black Dahlia:
-324 pages in the book
-67 pages until the plot begins to unfold
-300 pages before the book becomes unputdownable, as I like to call it
What does that leave us with?
...approximately 67 pages of wasted paper and 23 ...more
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Holy evil characters, batman! The Black Dahlia is a fictional novel by James Ellroy set around the very real unsolved murder case by the same name. Personally, I felt that James Ellroy took a gruesome, insane murder and turned it into a long, drawn-out, and uninteresting story.
This fictional version follows police officer Bucky Bleichert in his obsession with the murder of Elizabeth Short, more popularly known as The Black Dahlia. Bleichert and his partner Lee Blanchard are both switched from Wa ...more
This fictional version follows police officer Bucky Bleichert in his obsession with the murder of Elizabeth Short, more popularly known as The Black Dahlia. Bleichert and his partner Lee Blanchard are both switched from Wa ...more
Unimpressed. I had to force myself to finish this one. I couldn't get into all the weird subplots. ... love triangles/whatever that was, obsessive detectives, etc.
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