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Posted June 26, 2011
Don't let the videogame pedigry scare you off. If you're a fan of the genre this is a great anthology.
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Posted May 19, 2011
If this is anything like the game, I will be reading until my Nook's backlight dies, and the screen gets a rubmark on it from changing pages. Rockstar pulled this out of nowhere, and they PERFECTED it!!
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Posted March 22, 2012
Hmmm. It was okay. Some of the stories I liked, some I didn't. Ultimately, none of them stuck with me enough to really stand out.
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Posted January 5, 2012
Ok
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Posted December 29, 2011
GREAT!
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Posted August 7, 2011
A couple of the short stories were really good, however most of them seemed to have had some of the pages ripped out.
I did not enjoy it at all. There was no rhyme or reason in most of them. Glad it was free.
The ads for the game, LA Noire, look fun. It's not available on PC though so I guess it'll be a while before my guys start playing it. Still, the idea of a fictional LA, noir and as filled with stories as the movies I remember, is certainly intriguing. Even more intriguing was finding a book of tales built to go with the game; getting hold of a free ecopy to review was the icing on the cake.
Reading these tales is like a retreat into old noir movies. The Black Dahlia tells her side of the story, from her side of the grave; an LA cop recounts the pain of secrets that cannot be told; the sound of a neck breaking lifts your head from the page; the trickle of ice down your back. There's anger, betrayal, cruelty, temptation and vice in this collection, and the whole is encased in bite-sized, noir-flavored pieces, quickly read but slowly remembered, like the taste of a world that's not quite real.
Each different, each scary in a different way, each intriguing, each filled with character at least as much as events, each powerfully told, LA Noire contains a great collection of tales to read and enjoy in the darkening evening, and to leave your mind filled with thoughts of darkness that lies just beyond the glow of Sunset.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to get a free ecopy of this book for review.
8382715
Posted July 12, 2011
Even though this is a game, and a great one at that, I am utterly impressed with the fact that they made a book. Go rockstar entertainment!
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Posted July 10, 2011
L.A. Noire is an excellent compilation of stories by some of my favorite authors. What a great read! Jonathan Santlofer put together this collection and it turns out that my favorite story is his. "What's in a Name?" is exciting, terrifying, and witty (just like all of Santlofer's wonderful books.) I couldn't help but think that this would be a great movie! In fact, I always feel this way when I read Santlofer's books.
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Posted June 20, 2011
Amazing writing. Sheds fantastic light regarding the characters in the game.
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Posted June 7, 2011
So I paid for this a few days ago - will you be giving me a refund?
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Posted June 6, 2011
But a book, thats FREE? aweaome
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Posted May 30, 2011
I will wait a long time for this if i have to!
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Posted June 21, 2011
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Posted June 7, 2011
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Posted June 24, 2011
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Posted July 23, 2011
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Posted June 17, 2011
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Posted September 16, 2011
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Overview
Rockstar Games has partnered with Mulholland Books to publish a collection of short fiction expanding the world of the newest groundbreaking achievement in storytelling: the interactive crime thriller L.A. Noire.1940s Hollywood, murder, deception and mystery take center stage as readers reintroduce themselves to characters seen in L.A. Noire. Explore the lives of actresses desperate for the Hollywood spotlight; heroes turned defeated men; and classic Noir villains. Readers will come across not only familiar faces, but familiar cases from the game that take on a new spin to tell the ...