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"NOW AND ON EARTH is the first book of Jim Thompson written in 1942.
James Dillon, a gifted writer, must leave for San Diego with his family composed of his mother, his sister, his wife and three children. He works as an employee in the aircraft industry, does his best at his job and tries to write short stories and a new novel at night. But he also has to cope with a sister who becomes pregnant, after a wild night in Tijuana, with a little 4 years old sister who is terrorizing the family and with his wife who remembers the old days when he was successful as a young writer.
Stunning first book of a master of the Noir genre. "
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Training/promotions story
Yes
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Life of a profession:
- writer
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- father
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Wild kid(s)?
- acting savage/like animals
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
City?
Yes
City:
- rude people
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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