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Title: The Postman Always Rings Twice

Author: James M. Cain

Narrator: Stanley Tucci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution; a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir and regarded as one of the most important crime novels of the 20th century. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for LEtranger.

James M. Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892. Having served in the US Army in World War I, he became a journalist in Baltimore and New York in the 1920s. He later worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. Cain died in 1977.

Critic Reviews:

"Nobody has ever quite pulled it off the way Cain does, not Hemingway, and not even Raymond Chandler." (Tom Wolfe)

"A good, swift, violent story." (Dashiell Hammett)

Members Reviews:

Classic hard boiled thriller

What did you love best about The Postman Always Rings Twice?

Fast pace,exciting twists and turns,great dialogue and plot.

Which scene was your favorite?

First Trial scene

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

End of first trial twist with lawyer Katz.

Any additional comments?

Great story,real characters told by the chief proponent in his own street style and no waffling around with needless dialogue and scenes.

Loved it!

Where does The Postman Always Rings Twice rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Of shorter books I've listen to this is the best.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Postman Always Rings Twice?

I don't want to give anything away! Everything about this book is memorable, it's a really enjoyable listen.

What about Stanley Tuccis performance did you like?

Excellent voice, loved him! Want to hear more of him.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Again don't want to give anything away! The end was very moving.

Any additional comments?

Excellent book! Would listen again.

A brilliantly clever short piece.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. Not only is it well constructed, it is also well read. I very much enjoyed listening to it - it is certainly one of those books you can listen to time and time again.

Steamy murder

What did you like best about The Postman Always Rings Twice? What did you like least?

It is a good story, but I felt it could have done with more description and background. I'm still trying to work out what the postman had to do with it!

Would you recommend The Postman Always Rings Twice to your friends? Why or why not?

No, because it didn't interest me enough

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Stanley Tucci?

Stanly Tucci seemed to be racing through the narration. I thought the story needed a slower pace to go with the atmosphere of the book.

Do you think The Postman Always Rings Twice needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No because I found I did not care very much about the main characters.

Loved this book. One of the best short listens!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Postman Always Rings Twice to be better than the print version?

Yes i would. The narration of this audiobook is very well performed and truly brings the story to life.