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The Postman Always Rings Twice - Community Reviews back

by James M. Cain
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Lillelara
Lillelara rated it 5 years ago
Reading this book felt like watching a car crash happen in slow motion. It made me truly feel icky and I really didn´t enjoy reading about these horrible and despicable characters. Thankfully it was a short read and I´m already done with it. Stanley Tuccis narration was excellent, though. He reall...
Opinions of Saturn
Opinions of Saturn rated it 7 years ago
It’s difficult to not make a review of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE into a comparison the author’s most acclaimed noir novels, DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Both involve a couple who attempt to commit the perfect murder, both focus on how the main characters’ flaws manifest post-murder, and both have insuranc...
danae
danae rated it 7 years ago
It was alright. I don't think i'll ever read it again. I didn't like the dialogue, but the general plot was good. *Review written on November 14, 2014.*
NightLizard's Cave
NightLizard's Cave rated it 8 years ago
Rotten people, rotten souls, rotten motivations and bittersweet justice. It was good. I have another book by the same author and I am sure I am gonna read it very soon.
The Professor
The Professor rated it 8 years ago
“The devil got his money’s worth that night.” Unemployed drifter washes up at a service station and makes the telegraph post in his pants all too obvious to the wife of his host. Result? Murder. Although it’s not that simple. “Ban this sick filth” said Boston in 1934 and even today the libido lances...
JeffreyKeeten
JeffreyKeeten rated it 9 years ago
”Stealing a man’s wife, that’s nothing, but stealing his car, that’s larceny.”John Garfield and Lana Turner in the 1946 movie.Frank Chambers is a drifter, a man who, when life gets too heavy, catches the next boxcar out of town or puts his thumb out on the nearest highway. Being comfortable or achie...
Mommy, am I cult?
Mommy, am I cult? rated it 9 years ago
There is nothing about postman, ringing or mail in this novella. I felt kind of cheated. Although the story in itself is short, powerful and interesting, it needs A LOT OF suspension of disbelief. In this novella, we accompany a regular low lifer man, that gets a job out of luck and falls in love wi...
If These Books Could Talk
If These Books Could Talk rated it 10 years ago
Stanley Tucci's fantastic narration elevates this classic to way above standard 'audio-noir' fare.
DanySpike
DanySpike rated it 10 years ago
Nick Papadakis offers Frank Chambers a job at his diner. Frank was just passing by and he's a drifter, but since he has no money he figures he can stay for a while. There, he meets Cora, Nick's wife. They fall in love. They want to be together. She can't just run away and leave everything she's work...
brandonsears
brandonsears rated it 10 years ago
James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice is a structurally sound tent pole of the noir genre. While it inspired an entire generation of crime writers, you’ll be shocked to know that it was met with a fair share of criticism when initially published. Due to a high volume of violence and sexua...
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