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... a great example, no? NO!?!?
-Everything James Cain's written. The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce are all overshadowed by their film adaptations at this point, and really, they're not very interesting books, anyway.
-One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisov ... Mildred Pierce by James Cain? ... Cuckoos (made into Village of the Damned)
Naked Lunch
Children of Men
From Hell
Double Indemnity
Mildred Pierce
Mystic River ... Angel Clare I can hardly believe it. What a jerk!!
And honorable mention for general loathsomeness goes to Veda Pierce, Mildred Pierce's daughter. She's a piece of work, she is.
... and several other Excellent Women were enjoying a luncheon of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe when Mildred Pierce showed up, Looking for Rachel Wallace. "That woman is My Mortal Enemy" declared Olive Kitteridge grimly. "She wore my White Boots To the Lighthouse ... 34. Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain (How did I happen to read two books in a row with a main character named "Mildred"???)
This is one of those noir classics I've had on my radar for years. Found it at a used book sale recently. Although it is a vintage edition (1946), and its ... ... of Swine Hunter S. Thompson
Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks
Pincher Martin William Golding
Fledgling Octavia Butler
Mildred Pierce James M. Cain ... en
Three Complete Novels by James M. Cain (book includes The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce
Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh
A Soldier's Book by Joanna Higgins
Lost by Hans-Ulrich Treichel
The Norths Meet Murder by Fra ... ... great Los Angeles literature in interesting locales. Won't you join us this Thursday night at 7pm at Philippe's to discuss Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain's classic tale of Glendale, pie and mother love gone wrong?
More info:
http://lareads.com/mildredpierce ... great Los Angeles literature in interesting locales. Won't you join us this Thursday night at 7pm at Philippe's to discuss Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain's classic tale of Glendale, pie and mother love gone wrong?
More info:
http://lareads.com/mildredpierce
Coming soon: Reyner Banham's ... ... great Los Angeles literature in interesting locales. Won't you join us this Thursday night at 7pm at Philippe's to discuss Mildred Pierce, James M. Cain's classic tale of Glendale, pie and mother love gone wrong?
More info:
http://lareads.com/mildredpierce
Coming soon: Reyner Banham's ... spyre - What about some good old fashioned noirs? Mildred Pierce especially came to mind when I read your post. Also, if you like the Ripley series, try Patricia Highsmith's other books. The Blunderer fits the "bad guy" bill, and is a great book.
ETA: oops! Cayce is obviously a faster typist ... ... of his most famous works, Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice, are written from the bad guy's POV. (Mildred Pierce is another well worth reading.) Recently finished:
Mildred Pierce
The Little Locksmith
Now reading:
The Great Bridge
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook)
Small Gods
... review here (I for one am scandalized at the complete misreading given to James M. Cain's classic domestic novel Mildred Pierce and the positive review given to the Joan Crawford travesty) -- or agree that every movie included here should be included here; nonetheless, for ...
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