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onkeltuka's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
gwit's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. “He didn’t know the right people. That’s all a police record means.”
rainy_window's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
stephibabes's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like this more than I did in actuality. Which is a shame. It is the favourite book of someone who played a big supportive role in my life.
I enjoyed the noir and how the narrative voice in my head very much had 'that lilt'. The characters were impressive and the one lines really quite enjoyable.
But I struggled to get into it, and in fact fell out of my reading habit. I struggled to differentiate characters and settings as the thick description, in places so rich, in others left me unsure of where I was in the story.
I borrowed this as an ebook from my library. Support your local library!
I enjoyed the noir and how the narrative voice in my head very much had 'that lilt'. The characters were impressive and the one lines really quite enjoyable.
But I struggled to get into it, and in fact fell out of my reading habit. I struggled to differentiate characters and settings as the thick description, in places so rich, in others left me unsure of where I was in the story.
I borrowed this as an ebook from my library. Support your local library!
kdawud's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nwordsmith's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
The dialogue is crisp. The descriptions are vivid and full of excellent imagery and metaphor. Marlow is a good character. Well developed and gritty.
But good lord, Chandler cannot write a believable woman to save his life! Every. Single. One. Attractive but dumb as a box of rocks. Hysterical. Can’t make up her mind. And they’re all wildly attracted to Marlow despite flip flopping between loving and hating him multiple times in a single interaction. Could one or two of these women exist? Sure. But it defies belief for nothing but utterly silly flippant one dimensional women to exist in the story. Very frustrating when chandler otherwise wrote some wonderful prose.
But good lord, Chandler cannot write a believable woman to save his life! Every. Single. One. Attractive but dumb as a box of rocks. Hysterical. Can’t make up her mind. And they’re all wildly attracted to Marlow despite flip flopping between loving and hating him multiple times in a single interaction. Could one or two of these women exist? Sure. But it defies belief for nothing but utterly silly flippant one dimensional women to exist in the story. Very frustrating when chandler otherwise wrote some wonderful prose.
jal91's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nolegirl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0