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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

Start date: June 1, 2013

Finish date: August 31, 2013

Why we're reading this: Group Reads choice in the category Mysteries set in the Western US for Summer 2013
[close] Group Reads choice in the category Mysteries set in the Western US for Summer 2013

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May 18, 2011 Joanna rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, 1001, 2011-read, rws-2011-spring

The reader for the unabridged audio version of this book had a decent voice for the book, but the plot is so complicated that the book didn't translate well to audio format. I don't know if it would have been easier to follow if I'd been reading, but I found that if there was the slightest distraction from listening, I'd lose track of what was happening.

Since this was Chandler's first book, I'd give him another chance with a later mystery. The noir feel and general atmosphere was good, but the m ...more

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Jun 11, 2013 Andy Plonka rated it it was amazing

Though much different than James M. Cain, Chandler is another writer that says a lot in a few words. Marlowe is the prototype for the hard boiled detective which few writers have been able to match. His descriptions of LA give you a good sense of place.

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