Roughneck
by Jim Thompson
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
lovers of noir and hard boiled mysteries
You read a Jim Thompson novel and wonder why he is so dark, then you read his autobio and say oh, that's why. Incredible story of (barely) surviving the depression as a writer and a ne'er do well. Intense. (and short!)
I'm re-reading this book right now!
I'm re-reading this book right now!
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Read in September, 2006
recommends it for:
hard working stiffs
Kinda sorta the sequel to "Bad Boy" and reminiscent of Bukowski's "Factotum" where he recalls all the crummy jobs he had to toil at before penning his brilliant noir classics. I worked a lot of similar gigs that he did = misery loves company.
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Read in October, 1995
Sequel to "Bad Boy" following the author's years as an oilfield worker, among other things.
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recommends it for:
thompson fans
this is the semi-true semi-passed on autobio bio book. read this after you are done reading thompson books, because it kind of has the seeds for a lot of his other books in it.
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