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Jan 09, 2008
Becca Becca
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Good for lessons on how to be a femme fatale.
Lesson one: Say things like, "I don't especially like the way I look sometimes. But I never met a man since I was fourteen that didn't want to give me an argument about it."
Lesson two: Think up an elaborate murder plan
Lesson three: Wear high-heels, red lipstick, and chain smoke while employing bedroom eyes. ...more
Lesson one: Say things like, "I don't especially like the way I look sometimes. But I never met a man since I was fourteen that didn't want to give me an argument about it."
Lesson two: Think up an elaborate murder plan
Lesson three: Wear high-heels, red lipstick, and chain smoke while employing bedroom eyes. ...more
Jan 24, 2021
Nadine in NY Jones
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it was amazing
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This book starts at full speed - Frank and Cora meet and they are right away going at it, biting each other and practically wrestling each other to the floor - and it keeps going pell mell and doesn’t let up.
Good thing it’s short, because I knew I had to keep reading until I was done.
It’s just chock full of that snarky no ...more
I had to be drunk, because that other time had cured me of this idea we could pull a perfect murder. This was going to be such a lousy murder it wouldn’t even be a murder.
Good thing it’s short, because I knew I had to keep reading until I was done.
It’s just chock full of that snarky no ...more
I knew the basic theme beforehand, but the actual plot became familiar when I saw Ossessione (1943). I've also seen the American version with Lana Turner and John Garfield, so there wasn't anything new left when I started to read this. In this case seeing the film(s) before reading the book was even worse, because I couldn't really get anything out of this psychologically or in a deeper level than just the events.
Cain's writing style does fit this genre quite well, but the economical way of usin ...more
Cain's writing style does fit this genre quite well, but the economical way of usin ...more
shocking to my then young mind, but excellent.
"The Postman Always Rings Twice" is a short enough novel to read, and is worthwhile to boot. If you like crime novels, written in the "beat" style like James Ellroy, then you will like this. I can see myself rereading this some time in the future.
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Loved it! A fast read, but well plotted out and developed. It's amazing what he was able to accomplish in just a few pages!
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The godfather of noir and hard-boiled fiction. This is the real thing.
Mar 09, 2008
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