115 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 14 May 1989
Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,227 reviews
Moods
dark 79%
tense 53%
adventurous 19%
reflective 6%
challenging 5%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 35% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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115 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 14 May 1989
Description
James M. Cain, virtuoso of the roman noir, gives us a tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful story in Double Indemnity, an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,227 reviews
Moods
dark 79%
tense 53%
adventurous 19%
reflective 6%
challenging 5%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 55% | A mix: 35% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathMinor
Medical content