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Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
Not as good as [b:The Long Goodbye|2054|The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)|Raymond Chandler|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388225584s/2054.jpg|998106]; it did a very good job as a hardboiled detective story, but didn't do much else. It is a very well-crafted crime novel with an amazing plot, and Philip Marlowe was as beautifully cunning and resourceful as he always is. Unfortunately, I am too easily wearied by mystery plots and characters who are never off their game. I enjoyed all of Marlowe's banter, but really, it gets boring when he's all 'oh I know exactly what I'm doing all the time aren't I amazing' and doesn't show any other side but that.
The twist at the end was very good though, and helped me immensely when it came to drawing together the big picture. I don't have a head for putting together all the little pieces, and was a bit lost before the very last scenes hit. Oh, and the dwelling on the futility of love and fortune and the ridiculous things people are willing to do for them was nice.
Nonetheless, I was planning on reading all of these, but now I'm not so sure. I'll get to the other one on the 1001 list at least, and then we'll see. The fact that this edition was all marked up by some offended soul didn't help the reading at all, so I'm hoping the lack of this helps the next book.
The twist at the end was very good though, and helped me immensely when it came to drawing together the big picture. I don't have a head for putting together all the little pieces, and was a bit lost before the very last scenes hit. Oh, and the dwelling on the futility of love and fortune and the ridiculous things people are willing to do for them was nice.
Nonetheless, I was planning on reading all of these, but now I'm not so sure. I'll get to the other one on the 1001 list at least, and then we'll see. The fact that this edition was all marked up by some offended soul didn't help the reading at all, so I'm hoping the lack of this helps the next book.