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Hardboiled: Mildred Pierce Discussion (Part 2) & Midterm

Mildred Pierce Class Discussion (10-11-12)
The class discussion covering the second half of James M. Caine’s Mildred Pierce from Thursday can be found above. Oddly enough I forgot my marked up copy of the novel at home, so rather than freaking … Continue reading Continue reading

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It’s really a matter of opinion, and in my opinion I am.

  Mildred Pierce was actually a really good book! At first I really didn’t like it, but the more I read, the more I wanted to read. I think what made the book so good were the characters and their … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hardboiled Week 7: Mildred Pierce (part 1)

This week we will be reading and discussing James M. Caine’s Mildred Pierce, one of three extremely influential hardboiled novels by this author—the other two being The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) and Double Indemnity (1943, though serialized in 1936). What’s interesting … Continue reading Continue reading

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Penny for your thoughts?

Surprisingly, I am actually liking Mildred Pierce. I thought that it was going to be really boring, which it did kind of start off that way, but the more you read the better it became. I love Mildred’s take charge … Continue reading Continue reading

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