Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Ableism, Emotional abuseMinor
Racial slurs, Infidelity, Physical abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 604 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
reflective 30%
sad 30%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
challenging 7%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 72% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 44%Average rating
220 pages | first published 1942
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ISBN/UID: 9780140108934
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 17 August 1942
Description
Philip Marlowe's on a case: his client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to recover a rare gold coin called a Brasher Doubloon, missing from her late husband's collection. That's the simple part. It becomes more complicated when Marlowe finds...Book Information
220 pages | first published 1942
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ISBN/UID: 9780140108934
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 17 August 1942
Description
Philip Marlowe's on a case: his client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to recover a rare gold coin called a Brasher Doubloon, missing from her late husband's collection. That's the simple part. It becomes more complicated when Marlowe finds...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Ableism, Emotional abuseMinor
Racial slurs, Infidelity, Physical abuseCommunity Reviews
Summary of 604 reviews
Moods
dark 53%
reflective 30%
sad 30%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
challenging 7%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 72% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 44%Average rating