A review by jdcorley
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

It's hard to evaluate a debut novel that changed the whole wide world, but here, I suppose, you can see a great sadness heave it's way out of the sump of bigoted jokes and sneering superiority and into view. It's the sadness that makes it work. If Marlowe were ever happy he'd be unbearable.