The Long Goodbye
Ratings48
Average rating4
Seems quite a lot longer than the other Chandler I've read, but it's worth it, absolutely brilliant with a final chapter that is well worth it. Now to go and watch the Altman film with Elliot Gould as the updated (to the 70s anyway) Marlowe.
Interesting, and well written. However it seemed to me to drag on a bit at spots. I take it that was because of the time of writing, were I'm accustomed to a somewhat more hurried writing style.
It wasn't a bad book, it was a good who-dun-it, however, the langauge meant i longer reading time than I would have prefered for a who-dun-it.
Can't say I enjoyed this as much as the previous Chandler books I've read. I suppose the nastiness, racism and misogyny are hard to stomach despite the fig leaf of acceptability due to when it was written.
Los críticos comparan a Chandler con Dashiel Hammet, pero definitivamente me gustó más este último. Chandler es bien detallista, cosa que me gusta, pero hay algo que no termina de engranar bien. Te venís imaginando el giro que dará la historia, característica muy distinta a Hammet (que te das cuenta hasta en la última línea del capítulo). Le doy un dos porque no me terminó de convencer, pero claro la lectura es entretenida para alguien que sea fanático como yo de las novelas policíacas.