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A review by zenandroid
Le Grand Sommeil : Une enquête du privé Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Language: 8/10
Read the french translation, was pretty interesting, chandlers uses a lot of comparisons too, noticed i did get annoyed at them sometimes, but only when they're absurd, and even Philip remarks on that.
Characters: 7/10
I don't know how Chandler did it, but he made Philip a bad-ass character, a believable character, while not being too try-hard. I like him a lot.
General Sternwood never really got any screen time so to speak, but he played his role i guess.
Carmen well ... *giggles*
Vivian was intriguing, although irritating at times, not unbelievably so since it fits in perfectly with the char.
Brodie, eddie, and he rest of the bad guys are not very memorable. Eddie sounded intriguing and was more competent than i gave him credit for, tbf.
Setting: 7
Not much to say, it was rainy, and while reading I entertained myself with ambient noir music. it good
Pacing was mid most of the time, but really fast sometimes.
Mystery/mechanic/twist/plot: This was a very complex plot, will 100% remember to re-read the last chapter where Philip tells Vivian what he figured, the final raison-d'être of the hiring of Philip's hiring -Rusty's disappereance- had a somewhat unexpected culprit.
The conclusions philip drew never felt completely out of the blue either, and i felt throughout the book that Philip was quite competent overall.
Anyways, twas a good read and i am happy for reading it.
P.S: Watched the movie adaptation, really good, changed a bit but still thematically resonant.
Read the french translation, was pretty interesting, chandlers uses a lot of comparisons too, noticed i did get annoyed at them sometimes, but only when they're absurd, and even Philip remarks on that.
Characters: 7/10
I don't know how Chandler did it, but he made Philip a bad-ass character, a believable character, while not being too try-hard. I like him a lot.
General Sternwood never really got any screen time so to speak, but he played his role i guess.
Carmen well ... *giggles*
Vivian was intriguing, although irritating at times, not unbelievably so since it fits in perfectly with the char.
Brodie, eddie, and he rest of the bad guys are not very memorable. Eddie sounded intriguing and was more competent than i gave him credit for, tbf.
Setting: 7
Not much to say, it was rainy, and while reading I entertained myself with ambient noir music. it good
Pacing was mid most of the time, but really fast sometimes.
Mystery/mechanic/twist/plot: This was a very complex plot, will 100% remember to re-read the last chapter where Philip tells Vivian what he figured, the final raison-d'être of the hiring of Philip's hiring -Rusty's disappereance- had a somewhat unexpected culprit.
The conclusions philip drew never felt completely out of the blue either, and i felt throughout the book that Philip was quite competent overall.
Anyways, twas a good read and i am happy for reading it.
P.S: Watched the movie adaptation, really good, changed a bit but still thematically resonant.