249 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345246110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine
Publication date: 01 January 1940
Description
"Private-eye Philip Marlowe never mixed women with business, but this case was out of his hands. First there was Anne -- so lovely, so innocent, so devious.... Then there was Mrs. Lewin Lockridge Grayle, rich as she was gorgeous and twice as dange...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,289 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
adventurous 48%
tense 45%
funny 24%
challenging 8%
reflective 8%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 69% | A mix: 21% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence
249 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345246110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine
Publication date: 01 January 1940
Description
"Private-eye Philip Marlowe never mixed women with business, but this case was out of his hands. First there was Anne -- so lovely, so innocent, so devious.... Then there was Mrs. Lewin Lockridge Grayle, rich as she was gorgeous and twice as dange...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,289 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
adventurous 48%
tense 45%
funny 24%
challenging 8%
reflective 8%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 69% | A mix: 21% | Character: 9%Strong character development?
No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Racial slurs, Gun violence