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inwit'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
4.25
mjrl's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This Marlowe was very reflective. Not my favorite story featuring him, but enjoyable for Chandler’s writing.
bundy23's review against another edition
3.0
Once again Marlowe wanders about acting like a complete arsehole but somehow doesn't get murdered whilst nearly everyone around him drops dead and he then he somehow solves the case. When I first read these books 20-odd years ago I thought he was so cool, but he's really starting to annoy me these day.
martrj's review against another edition
5.0
Chandler's love/hate-letter to Hollywood - for its phoniness and its ability to attract all manner of phonies, gangsters and back-stabbers from across America. More than usual, Marlowe is an almost helpless bystander.
doctortdm's review against another edition
5.0
Although not as good as the previous stories it is still great.
amandagstevens's review against another edition
4.0
If I were rating this on a curve with the other Philip Marlowe books, I'd give it three stars, but since I rate based on my complete reading experience, Chandler isn't likely to get less than four ever. This all became very convoluted, and I was grateful for the moments when Marlowe had to explain an element of the case to the cops because it reminded me of all the threads I was (supposed to be) keeping track of. But Marlowe is still Marlowe, and this case ends with him in as dark a place as ever, and I'm hoping somehow [b:The Long Goodbye|2054|The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)|Raymond Chandler|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388225584s/2054.jpg|998106] will give him something to hope for. (Though given that title, my expectations aren't high.) I love this character, though, regardless of where his author takes him.
silviasbookreviews's review against another edition
2.0
Esta lectura ha sido una tortura. Me sabe mal decirlo porque he disfrutado de los libros anteriores de esta saga, pero es que este se me ha atragantado un montón. La misoginia en este libro está más presente que en los anteriores, no he encontrado relación alguna con todos los hechos que se han presentado, y aun habiendo terminado la lectura, sigo sin saber qué mierdas ha ocurrido y de qué iba el caso. De verdad, es que no sé si me ha pillado esta lectura en una semana muy caótica o que seguía teniendo resaca emocional de mi última lectura, pero ha sido un suplicio leer las pocas páginas que componen esta novela. De todos modos, solo me queda un libro para cerrar esta saga, así que espero que vaya mejor que con este. No me doy por vencida, no tan cerca de la meta jejeje.
rhapsodyonathemeofpaganini's review against another edition
2.0
I read this book for Chandler’s narrative writing style which I found addicting in ‘The Big Sleep’. It still exists here, though the story itself is all over the place.