![]() ![]() It is a unique object, both wildly entertaining in its content and surprisingly deep in its purpose. Reading Jim Thompson is always a very enjoyable experience, yet POP. If you’re not aware of who he truly is, you’re going to live in his own personal hell. Nick Corey is a sociopathic genius, but his vision of the world is rigid. Jim Thompson displays the real vulnerability of his protagonist through his self-justification mechanisms and through his efforts to subjugate others to who he thinks they should be. ![]() Nick Corey is such a gifted liar, he embraces the dimwit character he created until he pulls the trigger on somebody. ![]() 1280 should also be remembered as one of the most terrifying case-study of sociopathy in fiction. Language-driven crime novels are a rare thing and good ones that don’t fall in the masturbatory-writing-exercise category are even more rare and precious. 1280 stands out in Jim Thompson‘s career because it’s not plot-driven at all. ![]()
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