Pop. 1280 Audiobook

" An idiot's progress on all sorts of levels. The story arcs to a terrific philosophical and psychological ending. Human motives have never been so entertainingly examined. "

" Really clever and entertaining writing. I wasn't sure I quite understood the ending, but that was Nick's style, ambiguous. "

" Very fast read(literally a few hours). I had read this year ago in SF and totally forgot til I started it again. I forgot how it ended, so I kept going. "

" Profound. So many concepts about God.. Brutal and different if you're not familiar with the southern culture like me. "

" I think this is my first Jim Thompson novel. It was unexpectedly dark, and now I must read more and watch the films that are based on his novels. "

" A chiunque mi chiedesse un consiglio su che libro leggere, un romanzetto veloce, da divorare, ben scritto, di un autore circondato da un alone di innegabile fascino, non avrei dubbi: Colpo di spugna di Jim Thompson, l'unico capolavoro che ho letto nel 2005. "

" So this was my second Jim Thompson in almost as many days---I enjoyed this book===like the first I read, The Killer Inside Me, it has a unique and easy to read style. I think I referred to it as loping in my last review and this one was the same--told once again in the first person, a way I find extremely quick to read for some reason. My big complaint here is that it is almost exactly the same as The Killer Inside Me--insane lawman, extremely dull headed people in a small town, similar setting, and very similar ending. Even two characters of a similar type shared the name Amy. Now I am not one to go picking--I am not pretentious (it's my biggest pet peeve) and I will sit reading a Mad magazine and cracking up as easily as I will read an in depth biography of Charles the II or Elizabeth the First---but this one really had the feel of someone re-writing a book they already had written. I like Thompson's style a lot (except for the racism and sexism of course--which are of the time and at least I feel that in the case of the racism it is subtly insinuated that people with this attitude are backwards.), so I will give him another chance--but if the third book I read has so much in common in terms of the storyline, that will be my last. "

" was browsing a friend's bookshelf, picked up this book, read the first page, and didn't put it down. excellent pacing, plot, language, characterization and freaking hilarious. "

" Crushingly dark and surprisingly funny. Classic noir, but set in the dusty south with one of the most sinister characters ever created in sheriff Nick Corey. "

" Man, Jim Thompson is a sick puppy. I'm always interested in books written in first person with unreliable narrators. This dude is as unreliable as they get. The first few pages don't prepare you for what's to come. "

" Starts bizarrely and ends the same, until you get it. "

" This novel is hilarious, especially if you imagine a 60's era Slim Pickens in the lead role. After you've read the book, see the movie: Coup de Torchon. You'll laugh until your liver hurts! (You might also cry blood.) "

" the first Thompson I read. I thought it was amazing, until I read more. It's very good, but derivative. Read it, but don't skip "The Killer Inside Me" for it. "

" Pop. 1280 shocked me with its subtle skill. The narrator is cleverly imagined and expertly brought to life. I'd never read Thompson before but he really showed me something in this short, fast book. Clever is the word that keeps repeating itself to me. Thompson is a true pro. "

" No one gets the fair treatment in this book, and everyone has a secret and a gun or lead pipe. This one is a classic- Jim Thompson should be given more credit in the pantheon of Americana. It was hard to read but harder to put down. "

" The only thing good and original is that the main character is a really bad guy. There is some humor but it is pretty thick, whereas the plot is pretty thin and the country bumpkin speak is a bit overdone. Overall a very mediocre book. "

" A very funny and demented story narrated by a delusional sheriff of a small town. Great all the way through until the end, which thematically makes sense, but cuts short the plot in a rather unsatisfying manner. "

" I am a sucker for dark, gritty crime fiction set in the deep south so I gave this book a try. Suffice to say I was impressed. I definitely will read more by Jim Thompson because imo he was unique & a hell of a writer. "

" I have to re read this but I recall it as being one of the better mystery creepy psychological thrillers I've read. "

" Andy Griffith turns evil in this nihilo-comic western noir tale. This was my first exposure to Jim Thompson. Definitely gonna read some more. "

" Hayseed noir. I was a little skeptical at first that it was a little too much the former, and a little too little the latter. But it was quickly revealed that Thompson was playing the long game, and me like a sucker, the whole time. "