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Savage Night
by Jim Thompson
by Jim Thompson
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bookshelves: crime, fiction, noir, novels, read-in-2010, roman-noir, jim-thompson
Jan 15, 11
bookshelves: crime, fiction, noir, novels, read-in-2010, roman-noir, jim-thompson
Read in June, 2010
Great writing marred by discursive and inexplicable subplots, problems with the overall story structure, much too slow a pace, and a murky ending that I found totally incomprehensible. Stylistically, it's great at times, but there are just too many logic problems and weird characterization glitches for me to really think it was a good book. However, there are a few passages that should be textbook examples of building suspense.
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Sep 21, 2010 03:24pm
I think it was meant to be discursive, as I believe the main character is psychopathic. I think most books don't follow through with that enough and I enjoyed the narratives seeming jump in logic. I would maybe agree with the criticism of this book if I didn't believe that it follows a logic set up by the narrator and doesn't inexplicably jump around without adhering to that logic.
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Well, I still think there are passages in there that should be required reading for any suspense author. Even when Thompson blows it, in my estimation, he's fascinating reading.I can definitely see what you're saying about the unreliable narrator, however; I've heard similar sentiments from other commentators. It's possible I'll give this one a re-read to see if I get that perspective more clearly on a second read. It's still an interesting book, regardless.
