false 11997 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490729m/11997.jpg 298663 16 1724756 1952 The Killer Inside Me total:1225|5:497|4:468|3:203|2:50|1:7| 1225 5073 1759 134 7621 3.94 5602 432 3498229 219312 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1199 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 4 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Jul 25 06:58:05 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:55:39 -0800 2009 Jim Thompson worked on oil rigs in his youth. It's filthy, dangerous, deeply hair-raising work, all to get at something that's as precious as it is polluted. Reading his novels is surprisingly similar. His whiskey-soaked misogyny will make your skin crawl, but his ability to plumb the darkest corner...more...]]> 5667616 327715 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 2 false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Sep 04 17:54:06 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:51:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 547000 45235 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 1 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 03 08:24:59 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:27:30 -0800 2009
This has been considered an "underground classic" since its publication in 1952 and I can see why. I read that Stanley Kubrick had an adaptation of this written by Thompson in his files. (Thompson wrote early Kubrick...more...]]> 63855142 976480 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:39:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:28:04 -0700 2009
I read Jim Thompson's "Pop. 1280" about 20 years ago and it was sufficiently good and weird enough to keep in mind but I had heard that his other stuff wasn't as good so I never really ...more...]]> 41579436 534948 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 0 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 03:18:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 03:41:20 -0800 2009 1 1. SHORT books/easy reads which no one in the club has read - kee...more...]]> 54830233 419287 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 2 2 false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:20:26 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 09:44:21 -0700 2009 ****

Okay, so Jim Thompson writes like a demented fourth-grader who's being raised in a pretty rough whorehouse. This isn't my favorite s...more...]]> 24155228 1208652 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 1 false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 11:03:27 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 21:36:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13972134 851027 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 3 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 14:57:59 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 14:57:59 -0800 2008 50832479 87610 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 0 true Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:04:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:22:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21090567 144359 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 1 false Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sun Apr 27 08:26:59 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 08:28:45 -0700 2008 57634321 1821338 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 3 1 false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:55:39 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 07:57:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38232869 251581 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 3 0 false Thu Nov 20 10:55:29 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 21:01:39 -0800 2008
It is told from the mind of Lou Ford and deputy sherriff. He knows he is a sociopath but he trieds to keep control and hide his illnesss by putting on calulated acts to make ...more...]]> 58923153 638250 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:35:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:27:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62421819 354760 6597481 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246935284m/6597481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6597481-the-killer-inside-me 5.00 2 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 1 false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:55:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:17:39 -0700 2009 2 The Killer Inside Me, which is perhaps the most important early entry in the genre of noir sociopathique, Jim Thompson figures out how to be Jim Thompson. The novel's narrator, simpleton sociopath sheriff Lou Ford, may be Thompson's most memorable and creepy creation. And while Thompson's fourt...more...]]> 59474458 1810079 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 0 false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 20:38:43 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 17:35:11 -0700 2009
'The Killer...' is a very quick read, and a Thompson novel held ...more...]]> 58923589 1031706 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 0 0 false Mon Jun 08 17:39:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 17:13:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21339009 104320 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 2 0 false Wed Apr 30 12:55:44 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 12:55:57 -0700 2008
The books main character, a sheriff named Lou is supposed to be one of the most chilling character...more...]]> 62489611 2495183 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 0 false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jul 07 10:58:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:58:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18367141 914979 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 5 0 false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 06:29:53 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:27:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 40681362 697924 298663 0679733973 9780679733973 133 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173500760m/298663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298663.The_Killer_Inside_Me 4.14 1225 the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.]]> 4 0 false Mon Dec 22 10:40:07 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:49:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11997