Book Review #29: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
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My Overall Review: 8.1/10 Introduction: A crime/thriller that was banned in Boston in 1934 for it’s explosive mixture of violence and eroticism? Count me in! Overview: When Frank, an amoral young drifter, gets thrown off a hay truck in the California desert, he ends up at a diner run by Cora and her inconvenient husband, Nick. This chance meeting puts them all on a sure path to perdition. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
Book Review #29: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Book Review #29: The Postman Always Rings…
Book Review #29: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
My Overall Review: 8.1/10 Introduction: A crime/thriller that was banned in Boston in 1934 for it’s explosive mixture of violence and eroticism? Count me in! Overview: When Frank, an amoral young drifter, gets thrown off a hay truck in the California desert, he ends up at a diner run by Cora and her inconvenient husband, Nick. This chance meeting puts them all on a sure path to perdition. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.