The Postman Always Rings Twice
1934 • 128 pages
Ratings16
Average rating3.6
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Ratings16
Average rating3.6
An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution--a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
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A little too hard-boiled and cynical for me, with an unconvincing ending that undermined much of what went before. Not for me.
A great and disturbing read. The major characters are not particularly likable but the book is still compelling to read and had me right until the very end. Highly recommended.
