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bfpierce's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this book was OK, but it didn't really live up to the hype for me.
barts_books's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely thrilling noir crime/horror story.
Set in early 50's Texas. The Killer Inside Me is told entirely in the first person, that person being Lou; a middle aged small town sheriff that everyone seems to get along with. But Lou has his demons, his 'sickness', that threatens to overcome him completely. As the death toll starts racking up, the novel become more an more brutal and unflinching in its descriptions.
At times unsettling and disturbing, The Killer Inside Me casts a very bleak world view but is so well written it keeps you accelerating right to the climax.
This is my first taste of Jim Thompson and I'm going to try and get my grubby hands on as much of his work that I can.
Set in early 50's Texas. The Killer Inside Me is told entirely in the first person, that person being Lou; a middle aged small town sheriff that everyone seems to get along with. But Lou has his demons, his 'sickness', that threatens to overcome him completely. As the death toll starts racking up, the novel become more an more brutal and unflinching in its descriptions.
At times unsettling and disturbing, The Killer Inside Me casts a very bleak world view but is so well written it keeps you accelerating right to the climax.
This is my first taste of Jim Thompson and I'm going to try and get my grubby hands on as much of his work that I can.
beingshort's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
This classic noire is a quick page turn reader. Worth every second, of course if the subject matter is interest. Lovely play on how the protagonist is the one who wears the badge yet is the one going around doing the killing.
thejoshl's review against another edition
5.0
“Why do they all have to come to me to get killed? Why couldn’t they kill themselves?”
“It was like being asleep when you were awake and awake when you were asleep. I'd pinch myself, figuratively speaking. I had to keep pinching myself. Then I'd wake up kind of in reverse; I'd go back into the nightmare I had to live in. And everything would be clear and reasonable.”
“It was like being asleep when you were awake and awake when you were asleep. I'd pinch myself, figuratively speaking. I had to keep pinching myself. Then I'd wake up kind of in reverse; I'd go back into the nightmare I had to live in. And everything would be clear and reasonable.”
drodg's review against another edition
5.0
Bret Easton Ellis must've had a read at this and then penned American Psycho..
American Psycho was my favourite book until I read this little treasure. Lou Ford is an awesome character, written beautifully and peppered with dark humour. Read this book, you won't regret it. I'm moving on to more Jim Thompson material. If any of it is half as good as this, I'm in for a treat. It's a beaut!
American Psycho was my favourite book until I read this little treasure. Lou Ford is an awesome character, written beautifully and peppered with dark humour. Read this book, you won't regret it. I'm moving on to more Jim Thompson material. If any of it is half as good as this, I'm in for a treat. It's a beaut!
mankan's review against another edition
4.0
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mikethekid122's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kittyanddolly's review against another edition
2.0
A few pages in and I began to realize that this book wasn’t what I hoped it to be. This book is in the first-person perspective of a killer, Lou Ford, who offers to describe his motivations and feelings for what he does. However, perhaps this first-person perspective is where this book’s weakness lies in. The book is laden with conversations that is difficult for the reader to comprehend in terms of its context and is not elaborated by the author due to the first-person narration. Most of all, however, the book greatly disappoints in its attempt to offer intriguing insight of a killer. Why? Because no significant information is given. The killer constantly defends his callousness by simply stating that he “just has to do it”. No venturing into the psyche of the killer. Thus, Thompson fails deeply in allowing the reader to fully immerse into the killer’s character and leaves you simply wanting to just finish the book!