pulpy
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In her 12th genre-defying novel, Moreno-Garcia delivers a pulpy noir–telenovela mashup that would make James M. Cain jealous.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
But this is proper Serena van der Woodsen stuff, the kind of pulpy insanity that Lively cut her teeth on.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
The wood of the little boat would look soft and grey, pulpy in places.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Lin would also wholeheartedly embrace the pulpier aspects of Indiana Jones and could be counted on to deliver something fun and fast-paced.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2020
He likes to experiment with writing styles and readers may have to pause and think more than they do with pulpier fare.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2016
But on screen, the Twilight movies pulsed with a weird, pulpy energy that only got weirder and pulpier as the series went along.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2013
I can see what they have done to Billy already; he's getting pulpier every day, and I don't believe his brain would ever work if I didn't keep stirring it up.
From The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
This textured NYC thriller has the pulpiest of set-ups: a young Chinese girl is lost and alone on the streets, pursued by the Triads and crooked cops.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2019
But “Battlefield Earth” is also an incredibly exciting book, pulp of the pulpiest order.
From Salon ● May 24, 2012
