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The Rip-Off (2014)

by Jim Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0316404020 (ISBN13: 9780316404020)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Mulholland Books

review 1: Pretty lighthearted by Jim Thompson's standards.Some magnificent turns of phrase / dialogue most of which is very funny indeed.Some of the writing reminded me very much of when Bret Easton Ellis turns his hand to comedy. (wonder if he's ever read this book?)The likeable rogue main character Britt Rainstar was a kind of hybrid of Withnail and Victor Ward from Glamorama.My only dissappointment was that yet again Mr Thompson has written a book involving insurance policies. How many times did he fall back on that theme?Still if you're a JT fan, you'll like/love it.
review 2: I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Had heard it was not one of his best, but when I got around to reading it, I loved it. The ending is a little slipshod, but as is typical with Thom... morepson, the first-person narrator is great, the twists and turns are freaky and satisfying, and there are some fantastic one-liners. Read it! And yes, the cover (pictured here, by Vintage) actually figures into the story. less

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