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110 pages • first pub 1936 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,845 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 65%
adventurous 16%
reflective 12%
sad 9%
challenging 7%
emotional 6%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 34% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, MurderModerate
Child death, Gun violence, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Medical content, Alcohol
110 pages • first pub 1936 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,845 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 65%
adventurous 16%
reflective 12%
sad 9%
challenging 7%
emotional 6%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 34% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, MurderModerate
Child death, Gun violence, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Medical content, Alcohol