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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I will be interested to see how this turns out as a movie....if they ever get around to making it. Some of the story was pretty rough and the ending was wild.
In his introduction, Barry Gifford basically says that this is a literary novel that just happens to have a pulp theme to it. I would say that the opposite is actually true: it's a pulp novel that happens to have literary pretensions. Chaze is a really good writer and knows how to put some great dialogue together. The main thing that keeps this from being better than just a well written noir is that the plot is pretty familiar. It's basically something out of a James M. Cain novel, particularly something like Double Indemnity. I liked this, but there are many other noirs that I would recommend before you get around to reading this one.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Deep noir
One of the darkest noirs you're ever likely to read, characters so dark and rotten they must have crawled out of a grave. The plot is straightforward if you've read enough of these things, but I'll be damned if you've ever come across a pair of protagonists like this.
One of the darkest noirs you're ever likely to read, characters so dark and rotten they must have crawled out of a grave. The plot is straightforward if you've read enough of these things, but I'll be damned if you've ever come across a pair of protagonists like this.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not your typical noir. A streak of humanity runs through our two protagonists that keeps you sympathetic, even as they make mistake after ill-advised mistake. Dark(but not cynical) and funny without being cutesy or clever, with a climax that will leave you feeling sad-isfied.