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È una storia accattivante e scorrevole, con colpi di scena continui. Alcuni passaggi risultano obsoleti letti oggi, ma bisogna ricordare che il libro è stato scritto e pubblicato nel 1947.
Ho trovato il finale scontato: ho capito tutto ai primi interrogatori, ma ciò non ha pregiudicato la mia lettura.

blgannon's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First pulp. Enjoyed it!

elliehime's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

1.0

acupofcharlie's review

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So OTT hard boiled it annoyed me. Even though it's the "OG" it seems like a parody

johnnyforeign's review against another edition

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2.0

Noir clichés taken to the extreme. Feh!

emilybryk's review against another edition

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2.0

I just love the name Mike Hammer. Hilarity already!

Know who else loves Mike Hammer? Um, every woman in the book. Really. I think we see all of them but two naked, and we hear about all of their (but one's) breasts (and Mr. H. is just being gracious to the fiancee of his dead buddy. But trust me, if we had another 25 pages or so her breasts would also be alive and struggling against the binding fabric of her blouse too, really.)

I think I was expecting Raymond Chandler and I got a mix of Arthur Kade and Jesse James. (I was thinking at first that I meant the outlaw Jesse James, as killed by Robert Ford, but motorcycle mechanic/womanizer/racist J.J. may be the better fit.)

mike_word's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

2.0

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