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The Grifters
by Jim Thompson
by Jim Thompson
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bookshelves: dazzling-undertows, fiction, noir, misanthropes, grotesque, providence-public-library, read-in-2011
Mar 09, 11
bookshelves: dazzling-undertows, fiction, noir, misanthropes, grotesque, providence-public-library, read-in-2011
Read from March 01 to 10, 2011
This turned out to be quite a gratifying read, and if I were an indoor chain-smoker, I would relish the chance to see the words on the page emerge from the plumes. That's 'cause the grift is so shadowy.
I like the pacing of this book. Like other books of its genre, it is smart and intricate without being tedious; the words go down smooth. I was scandalized, held in suspense, and ultimately surprised by the ending. What more can I ask?
I like the pacing of this book. Like other books of its genre, it is smart and intricate without being tedious; the words go down smooth. I was scandalized, held in suspense, and ultimately surprised by the ending. What more can I ask?
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Mar 09, 2011 10:18pm
This is definitely a good one. I would also recommend The Killer Inside Me and, perhaps especially, Savage Night if you haven't yet had a chance to read them...
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