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251 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241970775
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 14 August 2014
Description
Hard-boiled detective fiction at its best: Raymond Chandler's best loved novel, The Big Sleep, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it. I was everything the well-d...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,644 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
tense 48%
adventurous 33%
funny 19%
challenging 10%
reflective 6%
sad 4%
emotional 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 65% | A mix: 26% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Homophobia, Gun violenceModerate
Sexism, Alcohol, Misogyny
251 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241970775
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 14 August 2014
Description
Hard-boiled detective fiction at its best: Raymond Chandler's best loved novel, The Big Sleep, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. 'I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it. I was everything the well-d...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,644 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
tense 48%
adventurous 33%
funny 19%
challenging 10%
reflective 6%
sad 4%
emotional 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 65% | A mix: 26% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Homophobia, Gun violenceModerate
Sexism, Alcohol, Misogyny