jakekilroy 's review for:

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

5.0

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Boy howdy, Philip Marlowe sure is a blast. He's not a brawler, but he's tough. He's not a clown, but he's funny. He's not an academic, but he's sharp. He's not showboat, but he's charming. He's just this fun, wisecracking balance of sluethy goodness – not necessarily delighted by the ride, maybe amused, but he's damn curious where it all goes and how it all got there. He doesn't seem to bow to anyone, but he's not bold or brainy about any of it. He's just connecting dots until it gives him the picture and that's alright by him. Also, the jive talk in this thing is a hardboiled hoot.