Category Archives: Ask the Dust

Final Post and Paper!

Lauren Mello Groom Hardboiled: American Detective Fiction 12/16/12 Researching Indemnity Only .            I was assigned to the Indemnity Only group for the Wikipedia project. I was really excited because I really enjoyed the book, and … Continue reading Continue reading

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work in progress…

Below is my essay for my Wikipedia Article, I am still working on it as I am waiting for some information  about labor unions, another common theme in Indemnity Only.   For the Wikipedia Article assignment my group was assigned … Continue reading Continue reading

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A murder that shocked the nation.

The book then The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy is centered around a real life murder that took place in California. The woman who was murdered was Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress. It has already been 60 years since the discovery of … Continue reading Continue reading

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What is a bail of cotton doing in New York?

While watching the movie quite a few things were different than the book. One of the biggest differences I noticed was that there was much less violence and sex in the movie than in the book. That was understandable because … Continue reading Continue reading

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And as the dust blew away…

Arturo and Camille have a very interesting relationship. It is definitely a love-hate relationship, which makes it all the more confusing. Throughout the book, we constantly see these ups and downs in their connection, but it seems that they have so many … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust.

Wow! If anyone ever needed the definition for a nutcase I would show them Bandini. He is insane, not to mention narcissistic and just rude. There are so many directions I could take this post, but I will just stick to his … Continue reading Continue reading

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Don’t Ask the Dust, Ask the Internet

Throughout the first five weeks of the hardboiled Freshman seminar I’m teaching, I’ve taken pains to reinforce how essential it is to read for context. To read for the things that don’t make sense, read for the things you do not … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hardboiled: Ask the Dust Discussion (Part 2)

Last night in the Hardboiled lit class I’m teaching this semester we continued our discussion of John Fante’s Ask the Dust. The class spent a few minutes in the beginning discussing some calendar updates, preparing for the Wikipedia research project … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ask The Dust Swag

While searching for an image for my soon to be next post I discovered some amazing Ask the Dust swag, which made my day! I found everything from bookmarks to stickers to bookcovers to a table tent.
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Hardboiled: Ask the Dust Discussion (Part 1)

Last night we had a pretty amazing class—at least for me—discussing John Fante’s Ask the Dust. I didn’t come in with too many pre-exisiting ideas of how to teach the book (it’s only my second time teaching it), but rather … Continue reading Continue reading

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