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224 pages • first pub 1953 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179161
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Edition Pub Date: 19 January 2016
Description
During the 1950s, Gold Medal Books introduced authors like Jim Thompson, Chester Himes, and David Goodis to a mass readership eager for stories of lowlife and sordid crime. Today many of these writers are admired members of the literary canon, but...
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Moods
dark: 91%
tense: 68%
mysterious: 44%
adventurous: 40%
sad: 31%
reflective: 23%
emotional: 21%
funny: 14%
challenging: 8%
hopeful: 2%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
224 pages • first pub 1953 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179161
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Edition Pub Date: 19 January 2016
Description
During the 1950s, Gold Medal Books introduced authors like Jim Thompson, Chester Himes, and David Goodis to a mass readership eager for stories of lowlife and sordid crime. Today many of these writers are admired members of the literary canon, but...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 91%
tense: 68%
mysterious: 44%
adventurous: 40%
sad: 31%
reflective: 23%
emotional: 21%
funny: 14%
challenging: 8%
hopeful: 2%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings