Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - The Big Sleep

When it’s not hitting you with its out-dated views, the book has incredible writing that drips with style and prose on every page.

The mysteries are both intriguing and interesting. Marlowe himself is, too. I respect the overall rules he honors for himself.

Positives aside, I wish the women weren’t so one dimensional. Marlowe has more sexual tension with another man than he does with the women the story throws at him due to this fact. Most of the womens stories can be summarized by the men they had or have in their life. Whereas the men have more flexibility to be people rather than props.

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saskia6's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

I hated this. felt like some sort of male fantasy: main character so cool and tall and attractive and all the ladies want to sleep with him but he just refuses them. don’t even get me started on the portrayal of women.

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chriswoody94's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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mscalls's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

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noonjinx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book. It's fast paced, tense and exciting. The characters are great. The dialogue is amazing. The plot gets more and more convoluted and nastier and nastier all the way through, and the wry first person monologue is just delightful.

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shuddleston's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

1.0

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nancyclue's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Well written. Politically despicable

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