I was ok for about 15 minutes, but after that I could not stand the way Ellroy spoke. If I had seen these before knowing or seeing anything else about him or by him EVER, I would have asked why they were letting him tell his own story. Maybe other people can listen to his narration, but I cannot. He talks the same way, every single time, every single sentence, and to me it is extremely off putting. Could not finish...sort of like the nails and the chalkboard thing.