The Long Goodbye
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 056352474X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 513 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"We're a big rough rich wild people and crime is the price we pay for it." Whistlers Mom Raymond Chandler was a momma's boy. He was living with his mother when he fell in love with a woman eighteen years older than he. Mrs. Chandler refused to allow her 30-year-old son to marry, so he had to wait until Mommy #1 died before he could marry Mommy #2. No wonder he created Phillip Marlowe - the ultimate loner. Marlowe's women are beautiful and alluring, but also intelligent, gutsy, and potentially very dangerous. Chandler may have resented women, but he never underestimated them.This is Chandler's best because it examines the issues that. Marlowe at His Best Let me start by saying this particular version, I notice, is not available. That is good because this is the worst kindle conversion I have seen yet In the entire book when a word has the letters "cl" a "d" is used, therefore close becomes dose and clear becomes dear in the ENTIRE book. Periods appear in the middle of a sentence, sometimes in the middle of a word. Numbers sometimes appear in place of letters. The last ten chapters have a misspelled word on nearly every page.Now, about the story. This is the best Phillip Marlowe I have read to da. "A great classic" according to Steven R. Lindahl. The Long Goodbye is a book I should have read years ago. It was published in 195A great classic The Long Goodbye is a book I should have read years ago. It was published in 1953 and has been very popular since it came out. Since most people who will read this review already know who Philip Marlowe is either from the books or the classic films, this will be just a brief reflection on my own impressions.I love Raymond Chandler's style. He writes with detail and a rough attitude that is in most of the characters, but ultimately belongs to Marlowe because the book is from his point of view.Here's a dialogue example:“Talk it up. Who wants. and has been very popular since it came out. Since most people who will read this review already know who Philip Marlowe is either from the books or the classic films, this will be just a brief reflection on my own impressions.I love Raymond Chandler's style. He writes with detail and a rough attitude that is in most of the characters, but ultimately belongs to Marlowe because the book is from his point of view.Here's a dialogue example:“Talk it up. Who wants
A handsome set for a reasonable price. His full canon of novels and short stories is reprinted in trade paper featuring uniform covers in Black Lizard's signature style. . Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Chandler is not only the best writer of hardboiled PI stories, he's one of the 20th century's top scribes, period
After they share a few Gimlets, Marlowe thinks he seems like a nice guy, but he's had a hard life - his white hair and scarred face testify to that. He needs to get away in a hurry, and against his better judgement Marlowe agrees to take him to Tijuana. Ed Bishop stars as Philip Marlowe in a powerful and atmospheric full-cast dramatisation of Raymond Chandler's classic noir novel. The next time, he's on Skid Row. But the honeymoon turns sour, the dame ends up dead and Lennox turns up on Marlowe's doorstep in big trouble. Two weeks later, he gets the money back, with a note from Lennox saying he is starting a second honeymoon with Sylvia. Or could it be marriage to Sylvia Lennox that has turned him prematurely grey? Although beautiful and rich, she plays the field in a big way. And that's not the end of his problems, not by a long shot. The first time Marlo