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A Quiet Belief in Angels

by: R.J. Ellory

January 02, 2008
I bought this book on the strength of its jacket reviews, the first being 'compelling, unputdownable thriller writing of the very highest order'. Another review compared it to 'the best of James Elroy'. I'm a big fan of of Elroy, and this was the clincher for me. Sadly it evokes nothing of Elroy for me, and I've found the book eminently unthrilling and putdownable at page 80. I doubt I will read on: the relentless first-person perspective is cloying, annoying, and ultimately dull. Not a 'bad book' per se, just the wrong book for me (I was clearly mis-sold - this type of literature just doesn't speak to me). If you like sharp, economic prose, jagged Elroyesque dialogue, and the vivid and atmospheric evocation of time and place, fate and moral ... Read More: