what's /lit/ opinion on noir literature?

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>>9587795
As with all genre fiction, there are a handful of gems on top of a pile of shit

>>9587795
I really started to have dirty fantasies involving the two sisters Vivian and Carmen. Philip is a faggot.

>>9587795
It does a good job at uncovering the true nature of women

>>9589001
Seek mental health counselling.

>>9587795

Degenerate genre fiction written by overweight middle class baby boomers who want to larp as american bond and fuck their daughter.

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The Library of America editions looks pretty sexy.

>>9587795
I feel like noir is more suited to film because it's better at capturing silence.

It's cozy

>>9587795
Jim Thompson is gr8

A lot of fun, but I also gotta agree with >>9591123
Anyone see Altman's The Long Goodbye? It's what got me reading Chandler in the first place