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Nightmare Alley by Nick Tosches, William Lindsay Gresham
5.0

Very well done. A classic of 'noir'. Is it depressing? Absolutely. Is it dated? It is. Still, it's so well done, and such a window to a particular time and mindset, which just enough philosophy scattered throughout to make it more than worthwhile. Look for an important character in a railway car near the end. He holds the key to much of the novel.