ext_89899 ([identity profile] bugsybanana.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mneme 2007-12-13 08:32 pm (UTC)

I hated Hammett (read Thin Man and Maltese Falcon). Too insubstantial, also the edition I read was riddled with typos.

James M. Cain is more my speed - not only have I read the big three (Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, all recommended) but I've read one of his less-known novels (Serenade) and have two more (The Butterfly and Love's Lovely Counterfeit) for when I decide I can bear to read fiction again. You should try Cain.
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