It's one of the few comedies I can think of where I was often afraid of what was about to happen, like I was watching a horror film or thriller.

这是少数几部让我常常担心剧中情形会真实发生的喜剧之一，就像看恐怖电影或读惊悚小说那样。

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Or a thriller!

还是惊悚片！

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Most women are bored with, and cynical about, the well-trodden path of romantic fiction. They do not like happy endings and would rather read a thriller or crime novel.

大多数的女性读者早已厌倦了写法老套的言情小说，她们不再喜欢言情小说的圆满结局，而更情愿看一本恐怖或者犯罪小说。

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People call it espionage or thriller, but I think it's a mixed genre, perhaps most close to old-fashioned film noir.

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