Ellroy Reads – FROM HERE TO ETERNITY by James Jones
March 23, 2024
tags: Adaptations, Books, Burt Lancaster, Crime Fiction, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Fred Zimmerman, From Here to Eternity, Hawaii, Hollywood, James Ellroy, James Jones, Joan Didion, Literary Fiction, Los Angeles, Pearl Harbour, Schofield Barracks, WWII
by Steve Powell
In the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at James Jones’s classic novel From Here to Eternity. I describe how Ellroy discovered the novel at a very young age, and its influence as literary fiction predates Ellroy’s fascination with hardboiled crime fiction. Watch through to the end for a cameo by a (Demon) Dog!
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Ok, confession time. I read From Here to Eternity and loved the story. I was 15 and it was the first time I realized that the style of writing was important. I did not care for Jone’s style of writing. It interfered with my enjoyment of the story. Remember I was 15 but it was an important moment for me. I should go back and reread it and see my reaction 50 years later…
Hi Antoinette, you read it at about the same age as Ellroy, which I think is the perfect age of discovery to read about something which is so candid regarding human nature and sexuality. It’s also a great novel to revisit as I discovered on my second reading recently. Let me know what you think if you go back to it. Steve
Great haircut, Steve!
Thanks Brendan… still got it!