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I have the sneaking suspicion that Jim Thompson wrote "The Nothing Man" while in the deep depths of a vicious bender. how else to explain the series of incredible coincidences that make up the plot? How else to explain the completely unbelievable - and inconsistent - main character? And finally how else to explain the endo of the novel which is more than completely illogical - it is downright comical.
The Nothing Man starts like classic Thompson but degenerates into nonsense about a third of the way through. if you're new to jim Thompson look elsewhere. If you've read all of his great novels... I suggest you move on to another author's works.
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This book reads more like a chunk taken from a longer unfinished novel... upon finishing it, I was left with a feeling that there had to be more.
"Black Dogs" features a remarkably boring romance coloured by the knowledge of a mysterious life-altering event involving dogs. The actual incident with the dogs occurs near the book's end and is the first time "Black Dogs" is involving.
Check that - the prologue is a well-written introduction to the narrator. Unfortunately, the incidents and information contained in the prologue have no real impact upon the rest of the story.
Between the prologue and the climax are 100 dreadfully dull pages… Lire la suite
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What started out as a fascinating look at the idle and decadent lives of the Swiss establishments turned abruptly into a horrifying look at the onset of alzheimers. At about the 100 page mark, "Small World" is a great book. Chilling yet touching. And then it unravels. What we're left with is a boring middle section that focusses on an unlikely and unbelievable relationship as well as treatment options for Alzheimers. But the ending of "Small World" is what really lets down the beginning. A pat and completely unbelievable conclusion makes the hours spent reading this book feel like a complete waste of time.
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