Reviews

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

arytaco's review against another edition

4.0

Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” is a more engaging pulp tale, but his next trip into the Los Angeles crime underbelly, “Farewell, My Lovely,” may be a more vivid portrait of private eye Philip Marlow. His alcoholism is criticized, he’s described as both rugged and handsome and he takes quite a beating throughout this tale of corruption and romance. Once again, Chandler paints expressive pictures of nightlife and criminality, further cementing his legacy as one of noir’s founding fathers. If there were a Mount Rushmore dedicated to the style’s novelists, Chandler would be front and center.

salderos's review against another edition

3.5

Always gonna love the hard boiled dialogue. So quotable and absurd. Things just aren’t like they used to be. 
Sorta interesting twist at the end, I burned through it, but just didn’t quite have the je ne se quois

torturedfiber's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lucas_lex_dejong's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

rapscallion1985's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

need_to_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

pizzamcpin3ppl3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

amymd729's review against another edition

2.0

Not his best work but there is still something engaging about his writing style that made me complete the book.

onkeltuka's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Racism.

stepriot's review against another edition

5.0

I truly enjoy Chandler's writing. I hope audible does the rest of the series.