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Any noir fans here? (lemmy.world)
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So I'm really into noir, and I would really love to have a discussion about it. Specifically, I don't mean detective stories. I prefer stuff that is told from the perspective of the criminal. Bad people getting worse, essentially. Authors that come to mind are Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Jake Hinkson, Will Christopher Baer, Craig Clevenger and Patricia Highsmith. If you are at all into this stuff, let me know. Let's chat.

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[–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's a difficult question; I think Clevenger is easily the most out-there author in the list. However, I think you might have a good time with Jim Thompson, especially the books A Hell Of A Woman and After Dark, My Sweet. Both of them get pretty experimental and abstract right at the end. They are also just really fun reads in general.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Awesome, thanks very much for the recommendations. I am already hooooked on Mother Howl, like bags under my eyes for starting the novel before bedtime hooked. All the familiar ordered madness I've been missing for so long is back!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago

    Wonderful; I'm glad you enjoy it so much. I'm looking forward to it immensely, but I'm also really enjoying my current book. It's a weird feeling, loving the current one but also wanting to move on to the next one.

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