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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
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
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Hammet's prose is straightforward & full of marvelously constructed sentences. Sam Spade, the protagonist, is a tough, shifty, and mischievous hard-boiled detective. Swoon.
I really enjoyed this book. Effie Perine is the hero for me!
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
The audiobook is immersive, the plot is decent but the characters feel flat. Uses outdated and potentially offensive terms.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A speedy and fun book, packed with dialogue, an enthralling lead character, and it hasn’t dated at all in 90 years. It’s all about people and their lies rather than technologies or specific happenings. The cast is diverse and the physical descriptions are often very direct imbued with emotion. Overall fun and light and great.