Category Archives: Hard Boiled Posts

I really love the ending of this book, lkke we kind of touched on at the end of class yesterday, how the Colonel does get arrested for his crime and it seems that all of the mystery is solved excepy for… … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I think I was able to make a Google Docs for our collaboration for now.  The link is below, and I think it says anyone with the link is able to edit it, if not then I don’t know how … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When I started reading Cotton Comes to Harlem the only thing I could think of was: But then I researched when desegregation really was and it made sense, since this book was written right at that time.  There are still … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Strangers on a Train really grasps this thought that anyone can kill, but there is a significant difference between the two perspectives of killing between the main characters.  Bruno had a great time stalking Miriam, and he even had a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I found this film noir type video that, surprisingly, was just on YouTube!  It definitely shows that the themes from the hard-boiled era never truly goes away.  His way of talking reminds me of many characters we have discussed. P.S. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I am really loving Mildred Pierce because it may not have all of the guts and gory parts that the other stories had, it can still make you question the whys in life.  Mildred Pierce has started her life a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“Ride it all the way to the end of the line and it’s a one-way trip and the last stop is the cemetery.” In the movie Double Indemnity there is a hard-boiled theme, but it seems to be slightly different … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After getting most of the way through “Ask the Dust” by John Fonte, I can now see why this book can be relatable to people and stories in the hard boiled genre.  Dr. Groom asked me to try to relate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In the novel “Ask the Dust” by John Fante, I have to be honest that it does not please entirely.  Don’t get me wrong, it is full of great figurative language and thoughts, but it does not seem to sit … Continue reading → Continue reading →