Category Archives: Red Harvest

Ellroy on Hammett: a Hardboiled War on Labor

I was searching the UMW library database for a James Ellroy novel I wanted to re-read this break (The Big Nowhere), when I stumbled across his introduction to an Everyman’s Library Edition of some of Dashiell Hammett’s stories and novels. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Red Harvest (Part 2) Updated!

Red Harvest is not what I expected. I couldn’t really tell you what I expected because I don’t know, but I do know that Red Harvest was different, or unique. I enjoyed the book, mostly for the details and the way it draws … Continue reading Continue reading

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Red Harvest (Part 2) Revised!!

Red Harvest is not what I expected. I couldn’t really tell you what I expected because I don’t know, but I do know that Red Harvest was different, or unique. I enjoyed the book, mostly for the details and the way it draws … Continue reading Continue reading

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Red Harvest! (Part 2)

Whoops, I thought that I posted the part 2, turns out I just saved it. Red Harvest is not what I expected. I couldn’t really tell you what I expected because I don’t know, but I do know that Red … Continue reading Continue reading

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Going Blood-Simple

This damned burg’s getting me. If I don’t get away soon I’ll be going blood-simple like the natives.
—Red Harvest

Update: This may not be the best GIF, but I just love M. Emmett Walsh’s yellow suit in Blood Simple. I want one! … Continue reading Continue reading

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~Hammett’s Red Harvest~

This book is intense! The era of prohibition is really intriguing. First off a new form of crime was born, and secondly the government created it. How ironic is it that in the attempt to prevent crime the government created a … Continue reading Continue reading

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