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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:
No
An older title, but still nonetheless brilliant.
Dashiell Hammett turns on the suspense and intrigue right from the start.
Dashiell Hammett turns on the suspense and intrigue right from the start.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have a feeling this is a book that stood the test of time because it was a paradigm shift, but I think it has aged poorly, and I found myself just rolling my eyes at the twists and turns of the plot.
I can see why this book is a classic, but I didn't love it. It was hard to truly like any character because we never get to see inside their heads. Hammett was great at the dialogue and describing the action, but I felt disconnected from the characters because of the lack of insight. The mystery itself was an interesting one and extremely detailed - which was great. It also had a believable ending that wrapped things up, though it did leave me even more unsure about the type of person Sam Spade is. Overall, nice book and some interesting techniques, I just wish I could have gotten to understand the characters better.
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
This is very good, I'm predisposed to silly pulpy noir books but I still think it's very good. The absolute lack of interiority is so interesting and I love a good little series of revelations & calculations & machinations. This voice guy was not as good as James Mason (sorry - though his Cairo is a great Peter Lorre impression, so there is that) but I think the key to make me enjoy an audiobook is have it be of a film that I like so as I listen I can hold Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet up in my head and rotate them slowly like they are on a shawarma grill. Truly savouring & enjoying my blorbos like a fine rotisserie chicken
De las cosas que menos me gustaron de la novela, son, sin duda, los comportamientos homofobos y machistas de todos los personajes. Aunque claro, podríamos decir que como es un libro de hace 50 años, debería tolerarlo. De hecho, ese fue el único motivo por el que terminé el libro.
En cuanto a la historia, me pareció un poco confuso, hay demasiadas versiones de la historia, aunque supongo que esto se debe a que no suelo leer mucho este tipo de novelas. Debo añadir, que en años anteriores también intenté leer este libro, pero difícilmente avanzaba de la primera página, así que ahora me siento aliviada de haberlo terminado.
Lo que más me ha gustado son las diferentes voces de los personajes, cada uno tiene una personalidad totalmente distinta, y eso se puede ver en los diálogos, que me parecen bastante interesantes.
En cuanto a la historia, me pareció un poco confuso, hay demasiadas versiones de la historia, aunque supongo que esto se debe a que no suelo leer mucho este tipo de novelas. Debo añadir, que en años anteriores también intenté leer este libro, pero difícilmente avanzaba de la primera página, así que ahora me siento aliviada de haberlo terminado.
Lo que más me ha gustado son las diferentes voces de los personajes, cada uno tiene una personalidad totalmente distinta, y eso se puede ver en los diálogos, que me parecen bastante interesantes.
most insufferable main character in detective fiction SORRY
adventurous
dark
tense
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes