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The Big Nowhere

Name: The Big Nowhere
Author: James Ellroy

by James Ellroy

1988•Crime•496 pages

Taste attributes: crimedetectivedramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA serious crime novel that is grounded, smart and dark. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

The author of The Black Dahlia presents the powerful second novel in his L.A. Quartet. In The Big Nowhere, three men are caught up in a massive web of ambition, perversion and deceit. A remarkably vivid portrait of a remarkable time and place.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeDetectiveDramaSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

CrimeCrime in fictionAmerican Detective and mystery storiesCommunism and societyMystery & Detective - General

Details

Author: James Ellroy
Published: 1988
Pages: 496
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Source: Open Library

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