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kateyasmin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jeremyhornik's review against another edition
3.0
A quick, dirty read. It’s a classic noir story, thickened with that oily Jim Thompson goo: a couple in love, in the course of their escape, finds that they aren’t the people they thought they were. Only with a lot of bad, bad things along the way. But it’s the grossness of it that sticks. Thompson is the Ivan Albright of crime novelists.
lastaines's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe I'm missing something b/c I don't understand all the 5-star reviews. The story takes a weird turn at Chapter 14 and then the book just ends. At least it was short.
jakewritesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
(4.5) Interestingly enough, I thought most of this book was Thompson attempting to write a propulsive thriller sans his usual existential musings. But by the end, you see what the book has become and what he is trying to say the whole time...and it's frightening. Purely frightening. A remarkable read, perhaps my second favorite of his after Pop. 1280.
jatridle's review against another edition
4.0
a Good Jim Thompson. At least a couple chapters in there I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
booksnguitars's review against another edition
4.0
Another gritty Thompson book. He writes such great villains, or anti-heroes, that you find yourself rooting for them despite their horrible ways.
gemmabelle's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
teejayniu's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this novel as much as Jim Thomspon's The Killer Inside Me. It was a litter far fetched. The general plot line was enjoyable, but the last half of the book is pretty weak.
flexdza's review
adventurous
dark
tense
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
4.0
gitsy's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5