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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is amazing!
It takes place in rural Texas around 1917 and follows Nick Corey, the inept local Sheriff. He spends his days avoiding his job so he eat, drink and chase women. But that isn't there is to the story. His ineptitude and bumbling nice guy act is a facade that hides his true personality. Nick Corey is a psychopath that will do whatever it takes to get what he wants.
Jim Thompson takes crime fiction to a new level. This is a great American novel. He uses Nick Corey as an unreliable narrator to shed a light on the social issues of the American south in the early 20th century. Thompson paints a vivid picture of what life was like over a hundred years ago.
This book has moments of hilarity followed up my moments of abject horror. This goes to some dark places. At times I felt sick due to the impending doom I felt.
This is one of my new favorite books of all time.
(The audiobook is awesome. Get the one read by John McClain.)
It takes place in rural Texas around 1917 and follows Nick Corey, the inept local Sheriff. He spends his days avoiding his job so he eat, drink and chase women. But that isn't there is to the story. His ineptitude and bumbling nice guy act is a facade that hides his true personality. Nick Corey is a psychopath that will do whatever it takes to get what he wants.
Jim Thompson takes crime fiction to a new level. This is a great American novel. He uses Nick Corey as an unreliable narrator to shed a light on the social issues of the American south in the early 20th century. Thompson paints a vivid picture of what life was like over a hundred years ago.
This book has moments of hilarity followed up my moments of abject horror. This goes to some dark places. At times I felt sick due to the impending doom I felt.
This is one of my new favorite books of all time.
(The audiobook is awesome. Get the one read by John McClain.)
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this made me feel a lot of anger i didn't know i had, and had a very strange ending. but i was super right about one weird specific detail. ACAB!!!!
Reaaaaaaally impressive from a POV/writing standpoint--the narrator is a total psycho who plays stupid, sort of like an evil Columbo--but deeply unpleasant to experience. The technical wonder wears off, even in such a short book, and you just want to be far, far away from all these people.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
About as close to one star as a book can get. I’m not positive why I’m on the other side of the divide with this book. Seems popular. But this is not my first book by Thompson and it’s also not the first I’ve been completely underwhelmed by. The plot was nonsensical. The characters are ridiculously stupid. Actions are false. Dialogue is flat and moronic. And the whole experience is supposed to be shocking but comes across as no more than boring. I’m sure I’ll give Thompson another chance since he gets great press normally but I can’t recommend this book. Perhaps I’ve just started off with some of his worst books although I’m afraid that’s probably not the case. I’d skip this one and might ultimately recommend skipping Thompson completely.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes