The Cocktail Waitress Audiobook

" The audio was nicely "performed" by Amy Rubinate; not sure I would have finished it if I'd been reading rather than listening. Has a certain curiosity value since it's Cain's last book, but it's no Mildred Pierce or Double Indemnity. "

" this is a very, very dated book with a lousy ending. I know that others of his books are suspenseful, but this wasn't. "

" Not his best but sorta fun. "

" The plot was a little thin and moved a little slowly, but I liked the story and the main character, Joan. "

" The "lost" James M Cain book was a disappointment for me. A wholly unlikeable main character and a silly story at that. I'm not fully convinced this was even written by James M Cain. "

" Not bad. Guess I expected more... but this is an old, classic story about crime noir. Guess I was expecting more... I dunno... crime? "

" If you like an occasional side-trip to pulp fiction, you can't go wrong with this long lost classic. Hard-boiled and told first person from the femme-fatale side, this one is a winner. From the guy who brought you Double Indemnity & The Postman Always Rings Twice. "

" I managed to get my grubby mitts on a promo copy of this, but I won't post a review until after the official pub date. "

" Not going to compare it to Double Indemnity or Postman...just enjoyed it a lot. "

" This was terrific and unusual. My first Cain but I'll be looking for his other work now. "

" A great final novel from a noir legend. Chandler was right when he called Cain, "Proust in greasy overalls." He didn't mean it as a compliment but it should be taken as one. "

" I'm a big fan of Cain's. This is quite good. The ending struck me as too harsh. "

" Decent book, quick read. Not as amazing as Stephen King seems to think, but still an excellent read. "

" Another good and gritty crime story from the author of The Postman Always Rings Twice. In first person narrative, Author Cain writes gripping dialogue. He also writes scenes that exude the aura of sexual tension between his characters. Delicious entertainment. "

" Not my favorite Cain book. I thought it finished stronger than it started. The book was reassembled after Cain's death from various drafts that he left behind and has many ideas and elements that he used in prior works. "

" Interesting study of a woman who is victimized by society, family, men and medicine. It's a look back at a time remembered fondly many who have no idea how others struggled behind a false facade of wholesomeness. Recommended. "

" As a Cain novel it is exactly what you should expect. The afterward is an unexpected treat, talking about the circumstances that lead to the novel's delayed publication and giving examples of the editorial difficulty in producing a work without any input from the original author. "