Poodle Springs (Abridged) Audiobook

" Chandler's final, unfinished novel, ably completed by Parker. "

" Raymond Chandler and Philip Marlowe just aren't the same when someone else is writing the books... "

" By far the funniest of Raymond Chandler's work the master of Noir can also have his wise cracking detective deliver real knee slappers. Best writer ever at delivering a fully imagined atmosphere. I'm always right there with him, day, month, year, time of day weather. place. "

" It's ok. More gris than noir. Not the best Chandler I've ever read, and probably not the best Parker, either. But not a bad story for fans of LA mildish noir. Great for the metro. "

" It was OK. I guess I wanted another Marlow book so bad, I could only hope. It was a story you could see why Chandler shelved it. Anyway it was a fast read and fun to be back with Marlow for a little while. I guess I will re-read the other books again, they are that good. "

" Pretty good story picked up by Parker writing in the Chandler style. "

" Was started by Chandler, but finished by someone else after he died. Does not live up to the rest of Chandler's books. "

" I hunger for writing like this so much that I even read one of these dubious post-mortem constructions. Actually, I think Parker's writing something like this is an interesting challenge. Maybe the next step is to find DNA from Chandler & to base a whole novel & a movie on that. "

" I liked it, but disagree that it feels like authentic Marlowe -- as much as I LOVE Robert Parker. Good effort though. "

" Extremely mediocre. It was not a horrible book, but it did not have the same energy and power as a full Chandler novel. You can read it if you'd like, but don't expect a classic. Good enough for passing the time I guess... "

" Nice, quick read that, unfortunately, felt empty and unfulfilling after the fact. "

" The chapters by Chandler are wonderful...the rest is a "nice try". "

" If you're a Raymond Chandler fan and read all of the other novels, you're got to read this one. Just have fun with it. "

" a novel completed by robert parker .. after chandler passed away..not as good .. or even as near to chandler's style..but not bad if you read it as a stand alone novel . "

" This unfinished book by Raymond Chandler was completed by Robert Parker after Chandler's death in 1959. "

" Pretty good. I wasn't expecting much, but it looks like Robert B Parker did a much better job at being Chandler than Chandler himself in Playback. "

" Personally I think you can tell where Parker picks up the story, but he's a good match for Chandler's style and sensibility -- and this is a pretty decent meld. And probably the most seamless finishing up of a half-started work that I've seen. "

" Ok, so the first four chapters Raymond Chandler wrote before he died, and then years later Robert B. Parker wrote the rest of the book? Huh, no wonder it was mediocre and slightly more unbelievable than Chandler's usual odd plot. "

" I couldn't tell where Chandler ended and Parker began. Plus, it was a good story. Very typical Parker. I could picture Humphrey Bogart in every work that Marlowe uttered. Just a fast, fun read. "

" Chandler couldn't have written it better. Terrific. "

" I picked this up because of the genre. I thought I would like it, but it was a bit dirty for my tastes. Still, Parker does a great job of finishing what Chandler started. "