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115 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 14 May 1989
Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,811 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 63%
adventurous 16%
reflective 11%
sad 8%
challenging 7%
emotional 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 19%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 36% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, MurderModerate
Child death, Gun violence, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Medical content, Alcohol
115 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 14 May 1989
Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,811 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 63%
adventurous 16%
reflective 11%
sad 8%
challenging 7%
emotional 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 19%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 36% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, MurderModerate
Child death, Gun violence, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Medical content, Alcohol