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bexlrose's review against another edition
1.0
Warning, contains: laughably dull descriptions; completely sexist content; an intention towards irony that it completely misses; general smugness; a complete lack of good writing beyond the first paragraph.
Avoid if: you can read.
Avoid if: you can read.
8797999's review against another edition
4.0
A very enjoyable and interesting read, the author was new to me but I enjoyed his writing very much. The plot was great and full of several twists. The ending I didn't see coming but the perpetrators I did.
Engaging characters and some fun dialogue between them.
I would like to get around to reading the rest of this series and the authors other series which shares a book in this one.
Easy to see why this book and the author is held in high regards.
Engaging characters and some fun dialogue between them.
I would like to get around to reading the rest of this series and the authors other series which shares a book in this one.
Easy to see why this book and the author is held in high regards.
matty_loves_dogs's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
_ottavia_'s review against another edition
5.0
"Poteva essere pure il mio, di posto, un luogo in cui era possibile affogare la noia nell'alcol e pentirsi delle passate violenze, per poi comprare l'assoluzione al solo costo di una birra."
Presi gli schemi hard boiled di Hammett e Chandler, la mancanza di morale e la perdita dell'innocenza dei noir, i chilometri e chilometri macinati attraverso gli States alla ricerca di Betty Sue Flowers, vera e propria ossessione, e avrete il romanzo di Crumley. Considerato ormai fondamentale, vero e proprio capolavoro di scrittura, "L'ultimo vero bacio" è uno di quei romanzi che ha influenzato intere schiere di autori. Crumley non arrivò più a simili vette, pur passando la sua carriera a provarci, ma un romanzo del genere, davvero, è inimitabile.
Presi gli schemi hard boiled di Hammett e Chandler, la mancanza di morale e la perdita dell'innocenza dei noir, i chilometri e chilometri macinati attraverso gli States alla ricerca di Betty Sue Flowers, vera e propria ossessione, e avrete il romanzo di Crumley. Considerato ormai fondamentale, vero e proprio capolavoro di scrittura, "L'ultimo vero bacio" è uno di quei romanzi che ha influenzato intere schiere di autori. Crumley non arrivò più a simili vette, pur passando la sua carriera a provarci, ma un romanzo del genere, davvero, è inimitabile.
marinaracloud's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
posies23's review against another edition
5.0
Some of the others reviewers have said it, and I'm inclined to agree: this book is a mix between Hunter S. Thompson's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LOS ANGELES and a detective novel by Hammett or Fredric Brown.
Part character study and part insane road trip, this novel hits all of the tropes of detective fiction and throws them into the seedy 1970's. It's all here: drugs, prostitution, pornography, etc.
Compelling writing and a great POV character make this one of the better reads of the year. The subject matter may turn some off to it, but it really held my interest. Highly recommended.
Part character study and part insane road trip, this novel hits all of the tropes of detective fiction and throws them into the seedy 1970's. It's all here: drugs, prostitution, pornography, etc.
Compelling writing and a great POV character make this one of the better reads of the year. The subject matter may turn some off to it, but it really held my interest. Highly recommended.
judythereader's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
gregfb15's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0