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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Raymond Chandler

Start date: March 1, 2019

Finish date: March 31, 2019

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Feb 25, 2025 Karen rated it liked it

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I liked this better than The Big Sleep, but not by much. I could see how Chandler's Philip Marlowe's character influenced so many authors. I don't think Raymond Chandler is for me. I think there is one other for the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die challenge. ...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it it was amazing

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Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married - until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlow meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him.

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Apr 13, 2018 Tom Britz rated it it was amazing

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This is my second Raymond Chandler and I'm reading them in order. I am fast becoming a Chandler fan. I like his metaphors, his turns of a phrase and his convoluted storyline.
A seemingly accidental meeting on an L.A. street draws Philip Marlowe into a story that involves a missing torch singer, a handful of murders and the kidnapping and drugging of Marlowe himself.
I enjoyed the way Raymond Chandler tied all of these disparate pieces and was able to weave a complete and satisfying novel, no mor ...more

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