The Big Sleep
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3.5 • 76 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Philip Marlowe is a classic noir detective. Tough and wisecracking, he works out of an office in L.A. and seems to attract bad-news women. He smokes, drinks, and hides beneath his fedora when he’s staking out a suspect. But below his tough-guy façade, Marlowe is a deep and cultured man.
Published in 1939, The Big Sleep> is the first of Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled mysteries starring Philip Marlowe-and it pretty much gave birth to an entire genre of fiction and film. This time around, Marlowe is hired to find out who’s blackmailing a general’s wild-child daughter, leading to a twisty and gritty murder investigation.
Full of Marlowe’s memorable quips and vivid portraits of L.A.’s seedy underbelly, this novel is an undisputed classic-and a hugely entertaining read.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
This story was really good. I loved the characters. I loved how sceneries were described. You could feel the mood in the story. The diction and tone of the story was also brilliantly written. Can’t beloved this was written in 1936. I need to read more genres like this book.
Disappointing
What starts off as a promising noir mystery novel ends much too abruptly with conflict concluding in such a way that doesn’t allow for suspense to build. Not enough depth, detail, character growth, or storyline either.
What the hell?
What the hell is this? Someone had the temerity to rewrite Chandler?