Double Indemnity
Ratings22
Average rating4.3
I was hooked from the moment I started reading this novel. There were some great twists and I was always eager to read what happened next. A favourite of mine that I highly recommend.
Noir done by the people who invented it: pitch black & pitiless. Delicious. *** I paired the read with an audio done by [a:James Naughton 242241 James Naughton https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Very nice.
love the film so i gave the book a listen, and i feel they made a pretty faithful adaptation from what i remember of the movie! full of plot twists and hidden storylines that are slowly revealed as the book progresses :)
also lol (slight spoiler?) and off topic but it seems like his qualifications for love is 1. has had ONE (1) full conversation with the woman and 2. last name nirdlinger
“I looked into the fire a while then. I ought to quit, while the quitting was good, I knew that. But that thing was in me, pushing me still closer to the edge.”
Double Indemnity was the first film noir I ever watched, ages ago, and it's just a great story. What I loved about this book right away is how the story jumps in without wasting time on scenery or backgrounds, saving all that for later.
The ending was one of the best things I've read—it felt like a dream. It was something else.
Wow, this was a cracking good read! This is the second book I've read by James M. Cain (the first being my book club's Valentine's Day pick: “The Postman Always Rings Twice”).
What is a career and what is company loyalty? Can one have friends? Is love at first sight real? What is love? Does anyone really know anyone? What makes people “change?” Can you plan the perfect crime? Is insurance fraud an interesting frame for a noir novella?
In just 114 pages, James M Cain explores every one of those questions and more. He manages to build characters who are well fleshed out with very compact, powerful dialogue. “Double Indemnity” may have been published in 1935, but the story could still work today. Reading this book is reading the work of a master.