bundy23 's review for:

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
4.0

It doesn't take itself as seriously as The Big Sleep which makes for a much better, easier read.

The main thing stopping me from pulling out the 5th star is that Marlowe is a bit too wisecracky in this one. I don't know why Chandler felt the need to make every single comeback a classic, but by the end it became a little bit too much of a good thing for me.

Marlowe also comes across as a really bitter arsehole at times.