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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
A complex plot delivered in cryptic conversations. I was often confused but I was never bored.
Great atmospheric writing.
Great atmospheric writing.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An engaging romp through some of the strangest set-pieces I've yet seen in a noir novel. I love Chandler's descriptions, of both people and places, and the knowing dialogue between characters quite aware of the hardboiled genre they're playing in. At times - a good deal of times - I worried that there was no way all the strands of the plot could come together, but of course they just about did. Like Anna (whose review is much more full than mine), I found the racist attitudes hard to stand. Still, this was an entertaining sickbed read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes