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"Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered." --Stanley Kubrick
"Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none." --The New York Times
"Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none." --The New York Times
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Crime fiction about a Texan sheriff who suffers from a mysterious and brutal 'sickness'.
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Format:Taschenbuch
While I read "Killer Inside of Me" a few months ago I can barely remember much about it. This novel was originally released in the 1950's when it was probably a very shocking book.
At that time very few, if any, writers were writing about sociopaths (except maybe Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" - which by the way, is STILL an excellent novel) so maybe Jim Thompson struck a nerve however in today's society where sociopath is a common word and to see violence all we need do is turn on the local news - this novel seems bland and outdated.
While Thompson used some amazing techniques to talk about the killer inside deputy Lou Ford, the inner monologue can sometimes be tedious. Like Hitchcock, Thompson used the first person narrative to show how normal Lou seems to the world and how rational he is about the killing. He makes the reader take Lou's side instead of seeing him as a monster.
This novel is certainly a good read if you remember when it was written and that it is probably the basis for many of the popular murder mystery novels today and Thompson is one of a few writers that paved the way for today's popular authors.
I read a bunch of the other reviews here and was surprised to see people raving about how amazing the book is. I must say I don't agree. This book is a decent read, less interesting in the sense of the plot but more interesting when looked at in the context of it's place within the "History of Mystery".
Format:Taschenbuch
While I read "Killer Inside of Me" a few months ago I can barely remember much about it. This novel was originally released in the 1950's when it was probably a very shocking book.
At that time very few, if any, writers were writing about sociopaths (except maybe Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" - which by the way, is STILL an excellent novel) so maybe Jim Thompson struck a nerve however in today's society where sociopath is a common word and to see violence all we need do is turn on the local news - this novel seems bland and outdated.
While Thompson used some amazing techniques to talk about the killer inside deputy Lou Ford, the inner monologue can sometimes be tedious. Like Hitchcock, Thompson used the first person narrative to show how normal Lou seems to the world and how rational he is about the killing. He makes the reader take Lou's side instead of seeing him as a monster.
This novel is certainly a good read if you remember when it was written and that it is probably the basis for many of the popular murder mystery novels today and Thompson is one of a few writers that paved the way for today's popular authors.
I read a bunch of the other reviews here and was surprised to see people raving about how amazing the book is. I must say I don't agree. This book is a decent read, less interesting in the sense of the plot but more interesting when looked at in the context of it's place within the "History of Mystery".
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a quick-paced, relatively short novel that purportedly amounts to "probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered" (quote by Stanley Kubrick on front cover). While I think this is a great overstatement, I did find the book very engaging and entertaining. I don't think it conveyed a terribly nuanced or deep evocation of sociopathic thinking, and I found parts of the book to be a bit confusing and obscure in their use of indirect language. But it is a solid, classic choice that maintains its suspense and that successfully evokes a different time, place, and culture.
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Deconstructive Criticism
Rootie toot toot diddlie dee diddlie dum dip dip doo (that's my opinion of this book)
Am 26. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
A Weed is Just a Plant Out of Place.
Jim Thomson, in my case, seemed to come out of nowhere. I don't know for what reason and I don't know why now .. but I also don't think I want to know. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Mai 2000 von Brandon Taper
Jim Thompson introduces you to the mind of a killer.
Lou Ford -- a bland, cliche-spouting deputy -- stalks his way through a Texas boom town killing those who have injured him, or who obstruct or offend him in this piece set in the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. März 2000 von James L. Roberts
Definitely a roman noir
After seeing the movie The Talented Mister Ripley and enjoying it immensely, I read an article in the Boston Globe about Patricia Highsmith, the woman who wrote the book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
A Texas noir
What's chilling about this guy is he's a sociopath and he knows he's a sociopath. Still, he can logically explain the reasons for each of his murders...until he can't anymore. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Januar 2000 von N. Kirk Lucas
A great, scary book
It has some loose ends and sloppy passages, but none of that matters much, because Thompson has goten so far inside of Lou Ford that once you've finished the book you can't get his... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Dezember 1999 von jim mckenna
A masterpiece
I think that Lou Ford is one of the most memorable characters in all of crime fiction. Dark humor and disturbing scenes come together in a nice, riveting mixture. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
Everyone Needs to Relax
The book was all right. Everyone here seems to be exaggerating. I found the plot pretty stupid, but that is what was part of the thrill. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. März 1999 veröffentlicht
Worst Book I have ever read
This is by far the worst novel I have ever read. If I could, I would give it -5 stars. I can't imagine why anyone would call this piece of crap a classic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. März 1999 veröffentlicht
At once the most frightening and exhilarating book I've read
I wandered into the Mysterious Bookstore in Manhattan looking to find something different. The lay of the store told me that this would be the case. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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