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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
this was not my thing at all but I got paid $15 to read it so yay
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
No
Second or third time through this book, first time as an audiobook, though. Inspired Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (which I plan to watch again soon), which in turn inspired Walter Hill's "Last Man Standing" starring Bruce Willis, a movie I didn't care for much when it came out, but am now thinking of revisiting.
This book may have some of Hammett's best plotting, but also his most opaque leading man. It's also noticeably lighter on the banter that I love in Hammett and Chandler* — but there are a couple of good ones that made me laugh out loud. I think there is real potential for someone like a David Milch to do a series based on the "Continental Op" books. It would be the perfect companion to Deadwood.
*and Westlake too —ooh, maybe time to pull out one of those books again!
This book may have some of Hammett's best plotting, but also his most opaque leading man. It's also noticeably lighter on the banter that I love in Hammett and Chandler* — but there are a couple of good ones that made me laugh out loud. I think there is real potential for someone like a David Milch to do a series based on the "Continental Op" books. It would be the perfect companion to Deadwood.
*and Westlake too —ooh, maybe time to pull out one of those books again!
Hammett's protagonist doesn't light cigarettes, he "sets fire" to them. He doesn't don a clean shirt, he "bends a fresh collar." From the language to the settings, the plot, the characters, everything fits in this tight bit of noir.
Hammett, of course, was one of the OG noir writers with many of his titles turned into successful noir movies.
In "Red Harvest" Hammett writes a bare knuckle story with plenty of violence and bloodshed. Sort of. As in the movies, the violence is portrayed but it isn't gory or detailed in any way; except in one's imagination.
If you enjoy dark crime stories you'll have to go a long way to find better then "Red Harvest.'
Hammett, of course, was one of the OG noir writers with many of his titles turned into successful noir movies.
In "Red Harvest" Hammett writes a bare knuckle story with plenty of violence and bloodshed. Sort of. As in the movies, the violence is portrayed but it isn't gory or detailed in any way; except in one's imagination.
If you enjoy dark crime stories you'll have to go a long way to find better then "Red Harvest.'
dark
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
Bona trama, un munt d'acció i ritme accelerat. Els personatges podrien estar una mica més desenvolupats.
La traducció de Josep Vallverdú és mediocre. A part de traduir frases de l'anglès massa literalment (la porta va ésser oberta pel xofer; potser s'asseuria i callaria els morros), i usar sintaxi castellanitzant, mescla registres sense solta ni volta: lèxic col·loquial amb el verb ésser i absència de pronoms personals en el mateix paràgraf. Sona massa a les típiques traduccions dels anys 60 i 70 del segle xx, en què molts traductors amb un talent limitat només veien "correcte" o "incorrecte", blanc o negre.
La traducció de Josep Vallverdú és mediocre. A part de traduir frases de l'anglès massa literalment (la porta va ésser oberta pel xofer; potser s'asseuria i callaria els morros), i usar sintaxi castellanitzant, mescla registres sense solta ni volta: lèxic col·loquial amb el verb ésser i absència de pronoms personals en el mateix paràgraf. Sona massa a les típiques traduccions dels anys 60 i 70 del segle xx, en què molts traductors amb un talent limitat només veien "correcte" o "incorrecte", blanc o negre.
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
I first read this decades ago. Mostly I remembered the violence. But dang this is a great book. Morally ambiguous is an understatement. The Continental Op cleans up a town whether it wants to be cleaned up or not. Adventure galore!