After being wowed by True Detective, I remember that somewhere I had a Pizzolatto book, begging to be read. After I hunted it down, I settled in to be lead into another world on mystery and murder in the South. Instead, I got disappointment, barely sketched out characters and casual misogyny. (Granted, this is Pizzolatto’s first foray into writing, but it’s still hard to bridge this first outing to the nuance and character development of True Detective Season 1). Our manly man, Roy, works for […]
True Detective, Texas-style
Like everyone else, I’ve been swept up by the amazing True Detective on HBO. The storytelling and acting are really great, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens this weekend on the finale. I really have no idea where its going — but I love reading the theories and speculations all over the internet. Yellow King, Carcosa, Spaghetti Monster, Rust Cohle — they are all amazing creations. I had no idea that the series’ writer, Nic Pizzolatto, was also a novelist. Galveston is about […]