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Morderca we mnie by Jim Thompson

loriraderday's review against another edition

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5.0

Very chilling and, as a writer, instructive. Really readable, too. How did he do chilling and readable at the same time? Well, that's the instructive part.

wormcharmer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

abrook's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

deewest's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was written in 1952. One of the big issues I have with older novels is that the writing style is dated, which makes me bored. Unlike most old books, it doesn't read like an old book. It reads like it could have been written yesterday, and set in 1952.

A first person account from Lou Ford - Deputy Sheriff and Psychopath. Ok, I'm no psychologist, so I'm not sure that's the correct diagnosis, but he's got "the sickeness". He's a manipulative, charming liar and he likes to kill people.

I found the book interesting and suspenseful. I really liked the first person aspect of it - seeing both the real Lou, and the Lou he showed to the rest of the town. And I absolutely didn't see the ending coming until it happened.

On a scale from Totally Awesome to Horrifically Awful I'd give it a Quite Great. Well written and stands the test of time thus far.

gudgercollege's review against another edition

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2.0

I appreciate this book's place in history but it was not especially interesting to me. I see why men like it, though.

cmleejim's review against another edition

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5.0

Depraved and enthralling. Jim Thompson writes the perfect characters you love to hate.

april_does_feral_sometimes's review against another edition

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1.0

Self-Indulgent

Whether Jim Thompson is writing about a smart serial killer ([b:Pop. 1280|19161888|Pop. 1280|Jim Thompson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403168198l/19161888._SX50_.jpg|1195573]) or not ('The Killer Inside Me') it seems to me always a vile novel pandering to the serial killer's point of view. It sucks a lot of readers into the con game. In Pop. 1280, it is "reader, you are loving this novel so you are as bad as me! Hehe!" This one is, "yes, I love to kill and hurt. Poor me. I need to be saved and cared for." Neither kind of psychopath would hesitate to indulge himself over and over given the chance.

A book club I belong to selected this which is why I read it.

epigone's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

arielzeit's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a re-read and I still love "the dimestore Dostoevsky's" first person account of a small-town deputy sheriff who conceals a brilliant, stone cold sadistic killer beneath his folksy, proverb-quoting exterior. I just wish the writer had omitted the obvious psychological backstory and let there be more loose ends.

jsloane4's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0