Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

15 reviews

b_caligari's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Vomit

nelia's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

not my favourite film noir book. Raymond Chandler's writing style is not my favourite. the story is definitely a bit ~confusing~ & some of the characters are underdeveloped & makes it bit hard to distinguish who's supposed to be who. It might just be an issue of the pulpy origin of the detective novel, but all in all it's an entertaining read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia

marionhoney's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content

aloy's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Body shaming

annareads9898's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The time period that this book was written in definitely shows as far as the derogatory ways people are referred to and the stereotyping etc. The book is EXTREMELY dated which made it sometimes hard to read as there were a lot of 30s era references on every page. But, I know this book is the first one in a long Philip Marlowe series but this book does stand well by itself which I liked. The mystery aspect of it I did enjoy that kept me interested throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Antisemitism