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The Parallax View Kindle Edition

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Some Comments from here and abroad concerning THE PARALLAX VIEW:



“An exciting story to begin with… the sinister events in the United States make it more powerful.”


Wigan Evening Post (England)



“… Mr. Singer’s narrative is stunning to read…”


Oxford Mail (England)



“… a very original novel.”


Boileau-Narcejac, L’Express (France)



“… don’t miss it for any reason.”


Mysterie Magazine (France)



“… will the enormous machine finally destroy us all… under the pretext of preserving the common good…”


Petites Affiches Lyonnais (France)



“…an astounding example of the genre…”


Progres Dimanche (France)



“… a chilling suspense story.”


Seattle Times



“… amazingly skillful novel.”


St. Louis Post Dispatch



“… interesting, intriguing, frightening.”


Daily Olympian



“… dark, brooding, exciting, and good story-telling…”


Canyon Crier



“… an exciting and suspenseful plot written with harsh accents.”


Delta Democrat Times



“… a skillful talented writer.”


Tuscaloosa News


“… there is a strange and fascinating book on the stands…”


Albany Knickerbocker News



“… a highly enigmatic suspense novel…”


New York Post



“… written with the vigor and strength that gives truth to fiction…”


Republique, Toulon (France)




A film version of this novel by Paramount is often shown on television. Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula Prentiss, and Warren Beatty were in the cast. The cinematographer was Gordon Willis, the director Alan Pakula.





Cover Photograph by Ellen Jaffe.

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    December 9, 2002
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082NT6NM6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Xlibris US (December 9, 2002)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2002
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 286 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 157 pages
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Richard H. Burnon
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019
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Excellent read. I couldn't put it down.
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J. Carnie Littlefield
4.0 out of 5 stars Deep State
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021
Difficult reading. Doesn’t grab you, but all in all pretty good. Lots of back and forth dialog in separate paragraphs without clearly indicating who’s talking. Clearly not five stars but better than three.
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Marc Stephens
3.0 out of 5 stars Not terrible, but film was better
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014
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I don't think this book compares as poorly with the classic film as other reviewers have stated. However, this is definitely a case where the film is superior. The 1974 Beatty version captured a paranoid moment in time, and is often held up as THE classic "70s Paranoid Conspiracy Thriller". The film's plot 1) is clearer, sticking with one main character instead of two, 2) is simpler, with better understood motives, 3) is more believable, and 4) has a MUCH more satisfying ending. The last third of the book ricochets around to its own detriment.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Meh. Film was better.
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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Feels dated. Style is annoying sometimes... I'm not always sure who the speaker is. I wonder if Singer meant that to contribute to the mysterious confusion of the plot. Too much philosophizing. Unsatisfying ending.
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David Dax
1.0 out of 5 stars Which end is up?
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
I had hoped that there would be at least some similarity between the book and the movie -- beyond the initial crime and the subsequent deaths. It seems that the protagonists are more interested in bickering with each other rather than treating the situation as seriously as it apparently deserved. Joe Frady was focused, but Malcolm and Tucker can't seem to get their stuff together, including killing Bridges without necessary cause. I am just over half way through the book, just at the point that Malcolm has inexplicably passed Parallax's test with flying colors and has been betrayed to Tom Bridges. Maybe it will get better.
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P. G.
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017
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Decent book--I liked it.
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igor dumbadze
4.0 out of 5 stars ....a complex plot, well worth the read, somewhat sophisticated...
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
Although the writing style is a bit dated (what writing style isn't), the story is applicable in any age. It is a complicated plot, and nothing is quite what it seems. To those reviewers who though this was a "convoluted" plot, it is! Much like a LeCarre novel - you have to work at it a bit!
The movie is fine (I have seen trailers and excerpts), it is different than the book, and is no way "better." It is different! Can't really compare...
I think this book is well written, characters have depth, there is a sense of great angst in the circumstances enveloping the protagonists...
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Faisal A. Qureshi
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2000
Those readers who approach the book would be surprised how much liberties the screenwriters took with Loren Singer's original novel.
Singer writes a thriller about a former idealist journalist who saw a presidential assasination. A paranoid collegue warns him about the mysterious deaths of the other witnesses and it isn't long before the Parralax Corparation become involved.
Then the story gets weird. The hero is first involved in the murder of a low level employee of the company before he and his collegue are pitted against each other. Unlike the film, the main character does meet the head of the company who reveals the aim of the company to be a social engineering group designed to control democracy. Also, he has an affair with the widow of the man he killed and later saves her sons life.
The book's main assasination is modelled on the JFK killing while the film was on RFK. There are major differences in plot and structure and I would estimate that probably over 80% percent of the book was thrown out by the screenwriters.
Singer has written is a earnest and entertaining thriller that has none of the cyncial downbeat edge of the film. I should not really compare the two but as the book has been out of print for so long, I thought readers would like to know as much as possible about the original source.
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