A review by knitterscasket
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this because of a description of snappy writing in Stephen King's On Writing. I feel like I must have read Raymond Chandler many years ago before I started keeping track. I had to think about the difference between rating a book's quality and my enjoyment of it. It's 5 stars as a genre-defining classic, but minus a star for casual sexism and homophobia.
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