Reviews

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

kemper112263's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars
Marlowe was very angry in this one. More so than usual

joyshak's review against another edition

4.0

Didn't realize I checked the abridged audiobook out of the library. Good book, but I wished I had gotten the full length version.

mickeymole's review against another edition

5.0

Reading a Raymond Chandler novel is probably like taking a ride along the coast to Montecito on a warm evening in 1950, in a convertible with your best girl riding shotgun. The sweet smell of the ocean blowing through her hair, and the the smile she flashes back at you every time you look it her, telling you she wouldn't rather be anywhere else, or with anyone else. "The Long Goodbye" has it all. Superb novel.

sarahd3's review against another edition

4.0

Becoming a big fan of Chandler. This is the second book of his that I have read in the past few months and can really see why he is a master of the crime novel. He can see things to put them together long before I can figure them out and as a fan of the mystery genre, I appreciate not knowing what happens in a book during the first 50 pages. The writing style is great and easy to read. Read this book for an in-person book club, glad it was picked!

woolfy_vita's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

tbjork's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

margaritaville's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

nick_jenkins's review against another edition

5.0

Worlds better than The Big Sleep. Marlowe is a deeper and more interesting character, and Chandler's plotting and social intelligence is far, far more advanced. A few speechy parts (which are useful to me as an intellectual historian but a bit tedious as far as prose goes), but also a greater naturalness in the similes and other flourishes that make Chandler so unique as a mystery writer. The dialogue, as always, crackles.

ladymantis35's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

kmowery's review against another edition

5.0

There's nothing like a noir for quotability.