gribble 's review for:

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
4.0

All my literary life long I've heard what a hack Chandler was, so I was surprised to like his writing so much. Some of his metaphors and similes made me guffaw out loud, and I think the previous critic's harshness probably stems from the fact that they have no sense of humor.

I was also interested in one scene where our hero comes across a couple of gay men. In fact, I think I may reference it for an article about changing attitudes about gay people that I plan to write oh so soon.