This book is a classic crime novel with a well-worn plot - a man falls in love with another man's wife and the 2 of them plan the 'perfect' murder of the husband. Frank Chambers, a drifter who has spent time behind bars, gets a job working in Nick Papadakis' garage. Frank falls in love (or lust) w...
Never had a chance. This slim novella is pretty bleak, and the utter lack of morality displayed by Cora and Frank goes along with what I've heard about it. Camus used this as the model for 'The Stranger' for Pete's sake. Don't expect any sunshine.There are few brief moments of happiness, and pleasur...
I don't see the connection between the title of the book and the story. I thought it was a fascinating portrayal of a wandering "bum" who meets a married woman, has an affair with her and then they both decide to kill her husband. However, the plotting and planning doesn't help when the unexpecte...
Some time ago I read an interview with James M. Cain in Paris Review Interviews. I had no idea who he was but of course I had heard of ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’. There was a book, there were films. I knew all about it. Here is the storyline as I saw it: it’s some sort of erotic crime thing. A...
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