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Nineteen Seventy-Four by David Peace

March 12, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Well I guess I know what a British James Ellroy would read like. The only other book I read of David Peace’s is his fun and hilarious soccer send-up The Damned Utd., which was the basis for a fun and hilarious soccer movie. I tried Red or Dead but found it’s repetition too cloying and it’s 600+ pages too daunting. Still, I think he’s a talented writer. It took me several tries to get into this one; I had to get used to his writing voice. But I’m […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: David Peace, England, journalism, mystery, Nineteen Seventy-Four, Red Riding Quartet

Jake's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: David Peace, England, journalism, mystery, Nineteen Seventy-Four, Red Riding Quartet ·
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