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ceare's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
americaspoolboy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
rj_owen's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good mystery novel. It is set in the 1930s and there is A LOT of jargon that must have been common to the period, but it was way too much for me. As far as the story goes, it is about a private detective Philip Marlowe who gets asked by a dyiing billionare to help him with a blackmailer of one of his two crazy daughters. Marlowe slowly gets caught up in more than he bargained for when bodies start dropping around him. The twist at the end was good and unforseen, but for the most part, there seemed to be too many characters to keep strait especially when they were all talking weird lingo that I didn't understand.
pennybeth's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bwood95's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
nilescrane's review against another edition
I tried to listen to this to fulfil a reading challenge prompt for like 'crime/noir', and it's just not the genre for me babes
daley0999's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5