Any body out there?

Just wondering how many of the "WMD" clubbers have gone back to check this site or if it's just me.

Anyone read anything good? See any great movies?

So...Let's move

Alright- the domain has been purchased, we have test posts, it loads quicker :-)

www.worldsmostdangerousbookclub.com

I sent an email to a few to test the registering process. I encourage everyone else to please register and everyone will have access to post as a contributor.

And I would like to create a page link that explains who we are- so I am looking to the group for ideas. I will let everyone stew on that one for a while.

And I want a pic of all of us!

Let's come up with a Date for February

How about we start talking about when we'll meet up for February.

I'm good just about anydays except Monday (knitting class with my mom) and Tuesdays (exercise class).

Black Dahlia continued....

I did some checking on the author. Butch had mentioned the movie L.A. Confidential and how many of the names were similar. It turns out that Ellroy also wrote LA Confidential. Wasn't sure if everyone knew that?

Another weird fact- Ellroy's mother was murdered in 1958 and the case was never solved. He was 10 years old. Apparently he used it as the subject of another novel called My Dark Places (1996). Also on the site- they discuss his addiction to a sinus inhaler called Benzedrex- sound familiar??

You can check it out at www.ellroy.com

There is another one www.noirnovels.com Not only is Ellroy mentioned on that site but also Chuck P-the author of Survivor.

Black Dahlia

Alright- so I am extremely curious as to how everyone felt about the book??

The language or tone seemed originally to be a barrier for me. I had a hard time getting "in" to the book during the boxing/ Mr. Fire and Mr. Ice intro. However, as I read in further, the tone is what seemed to draw me into the book. If I read for longer than an hour I would walk around sounding like a 1940's cop movie. How did everyone feel about the film noir speak? Were there any terms that you had a hard time defining? (I had a hard time figuring out what a "smoker" was- ah the irony)

The other thing that was strange was the triad relationship between Bucky, Lee, and Kate? What was everyone's take on that?

A little Contest

So based on everyone's date of birth, I thought it would be fun to see if you guys could guess the name of the day. I've included everyone's birthday, even Kristine though she doesn't blog. If you've been reading- one is a gimme.

According to the ultimate Birthday Book in our group we have some one born on

The Day of the Reality Masters

The Day of the Big Bang

The Day of Tragicomic Controversy

The Day of the Brilliant Path

The Day of the Beauty Lovers

The Day of Spirited Energies

The Day of the Complete Picture

It's an interesting group. So let's see some guesses. And you are probably at an advantage if you have ever seen this book- but what the hell!!

Good Luck