3.5
The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first to feature detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles, California and is noted for its complexity, with many characters double-crossing one another and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the final pages of the book about "sleeping the big sleep."
In 1999, the book was voted ninety-sixth of Le Monde's "100 Books of the Century". In 2005, it was included in "TIME's List of the 100 Best Novels."
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“This one's a classic for a reason - all dames, broads, and hard-boiled private detectives. Philip Marlowe is definitely a product of his time - warnings for misogyny and homophobia X 100 - but the mystery at the heart of the story is solid. There's gorgeous description that doesn't use one extra word, characters that stay consistent throughout the entire story, and a protagonist who, while flawed, leads us through the story with all the swagger and sharpness you miss in some gentler detectives and series. I see why this one makes the best of lists - the writing and characters are aces!”
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