Monthly Archives: November 2012

Indemnity Only and Hardboiled Feminism

Posted on November 27, 2012 by jgroom

I couldn’t get this post up sooner because I went offline for a long Thanksgiving weekend, but I feel compelled to share out the class discussion of Sara Paretsky’s Indemnity Only before I started talking about James Ellroy’s The Black Dahlia.
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Kay Lake, Femme Fatale

Posted on November 27, 2012 by jillian ohare

The Femme Fetale, as we have learned from our previous readings and research on wikipedia, is a mysterious and secretive woman. She often is very sexual in nature, and can be very dangerous to characters, particularly the main character. wikipedia … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Real Story of the Black Dahlia

Posted on November 27, 2012 by cpeterson

While doing some initial research of the Black Dahlia, by James Elroy, I stumbled upon the real life murder mystery of Elizabeth Short, whom the media nicknamed “The Black Dahlia”. I thought it would be interesting to do some research … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Short

Posted on November 27, 2012 by loveinabirdcage

I looked up more on The Black Dahlia and found out there was someone given that nickname and it was an actually case that was never solved. It makes the book more interesting now and I wonder how the author will end it…I can’t wait to read more!! Continue reading →

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The First Joker

Posted on November 27, 2012 by helloimbrenna

Needless to say, I was very perturbed by Black Dahlia. My sister and I read ahead to the part where they find her body and literally had to refrain from vomiting. I obviously had some context to the event as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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This Woman Kicks Ass

Posted on November 27, 2012 by jlynch2014

I felt the story started off pretty slow, but once Indemnity Only got started, it didn’t stop. I was a little weary when this book had about 320 pages (because I dreaded reading that much) but I realized that this hardboiled novel added in a side of the detective we hadn’t seen before, probably because […] Continue reading →

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That’s Balto.

Posted on November 26, 2012 by phb256

There’s a little post-it stuck in my copy of The Black Dahila on the page where Bleichert first goes to the Sprague mansion and gets introduced to Balto. It says, “people who are not like us.” What kind of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?!

Posted on November 26, 2012 by maureen

Reading James Ellroy’s Black Dahlia has been kind of a trouble for me.  It seems to be going on and on about Bucky Bleichart and occasionally Lee Blanchard and I seem to find myself getting tired of them.  The back of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ellroy

Posted on November 25, 2012 by phb256

My introduction to the work of James Ellroy was White Jazz. I was browsing the crime/mystery section in the public library and the typography on the spine caught my eye. The jacket and flap copy made it sound intriguing so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kendwood Turntable and JBL Speakers

Posted on November 25, 2012 by suzannahinfo

While investigating Thayer’s apartment, Warshawski says, ” I stepped inside and quietly shut the door. A small hallway opened directly onto a living room. It was sparsely furnished with some large denim-covered pillows on the bare floor and a stereo … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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