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  • Mr. C. G. Moore
  • 03-07-18

unapologetically chilling and hard noir

What did you like most about The Killer Inside Me?

Well written but slightly out stays its welcome by the end. However that's a minor flaw a great psychological look through the eyes of a stone cold, unemotional character

What does Tim Flavin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The narrator is wonderful at getting that hard-boiled prose spot on

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

there are some pretty glib, grim points of view and turns of phrases and the whole thing is very very very misogynistic. The violence and treatment towards women will probably still upset those offended by things like that so it is not for everyone

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  • Brianako
  • 03-14-17

Brilliant performance

If you could sum up The Killer Inside Me in three words, what would they be?

Psycho-killer quesque c'est!

What did you like best about this story?

Truly literary study of psychopathy. Brilliant performance by Tim Flavin, which caught the glib charm of the psychopath and the cold emptiness underneath.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The death of the Greek boy

Any additional comments?

I had Chandler and Ellroy as the kings of noir, but Thompson is at least as good

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  • henry ojo
  • 04-23-16

Disappointed

Just did not find it gripping.
No surprises either but I guess it's written thru the eyes of the killer.
Thot threre was a lot of potential with the storyline but hugely disappointing .

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