3.5
The Thin Man
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The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, made famouos by the series of movies based on it starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. The story is set in New York City during the Christmas season of 1932, in the last days of Prohibition in the United States. Nick Charles, a retired private detective, and Nora, his socialite wife, become embroiled in a mystery.
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Scottieb55
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“My first Hammett. This was a blind read and it probably would’ve been a good idea if I knew what I was getting into. I was expecting a hard boiled noir, when this is more of a comedy. Not by any means a bad thing, but I felt like the character interactions were intermittently engaging.”

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