The whole movie is stone
> brilliant. IMO, it transcends the book, which I feel
doesn't hold a
> candle to THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. A little
while ago someone
> mentioned "perfect" books, IIRC. POSTMAN was the one
book that
> immediately leaped into my mind. Don't get me wrong,
D.I. the novel is
> fine, it just don't compare to POSTMAN.
Funny, I had the exact same impression, but about Double
Indemnity. I liked Postman and there's many hb books I've
loved, but upon finishing DI, I felt it was as close to a
perfect book as I'd ever read. The language is tough yet the
rhythm of it is almost poetic. And the story races along with
not a single wasted word. IIRC, they're already plotting to
kill the husband by page 3.
I actually have a friend who lives in his old house in the
Hollywood Hills. I stood in his office and tried to soak up
the energy in the hopes it would effect my own writing. It
didn't work.
Brad
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