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benjch 's review for:
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon is a classic noir private-eye novel that simultaneously fits and satirizes a wide spectrum of noir tropes. I'm obsessed with Hammett's writing style, and overall adored this book.
I first experienced The Maltese Falcon in movie form, where it quickly became one of my favorites of all time. I was happy to find that it wasn't just a faithful recreation; the screenplay is often word-for-word the dialogue from the novel. It's an endlessly quotable film, and all of those lines came straight from the source material.
I know I've been on a 5-star spree for a while now, but I choose to believe it's because I'm only reading excellent books.
I first experienced The Maltese Falcon in movie form, where it quickly became one of my favorites of all time. I was happy to find that it wasn't just a faithful recreation; the screenplay is often word-for-word the dialogue from the novel. It's an endlessly quotable film, and all of those lines came straight from the source material.
I know I've been on a 5-star spree for a while now, but I choose to believe it's because I'm only reading excellent books.