Raymond Chandler: Farewell My Lovely (Dramatised) Audiobook

" This is the first Raymond Chandler book that I've read. To be honest, I didn't think the story was all that good - it certainly wasn't bad, it just wasn't really anything special. The dialogue on the other hand was fantastic and has left me wanting to read the rest of Chandler's work. "

" Just wanted to mention that the audiobook, read by Elliott Gould, is pretty darn fantastic. "

" I think this is Chandler's best novel. "

" Raymond Chandler. Just when you think you know the guy, he pulls a fast one. Like a smoky fog, covering up the lights that twinkle in the houses of each of the lonely individuals in this city of angels. "

" Really a detective novel. Very detached, cold style of writing. Despite my lukewarm response, I'm still curious about "The Big Sleep." "

" "She was a blond who could make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window..." "

" Somewhat weaker/more convoluted plot than "The Big Sleep", but man oh man can that man write. Usually prose that attempts to be so descriptive ends up reading like wading through deep mud, but Chandler somehow manages to keep his metaphors light and crispy. "

" Not as great as The Lady in the Lake. "

" I've heard Farewell, My Lovely be described as a beautiful mess and that's about the best summary of it I've ever heard. What saves it from being a rambling affair is Chandler's prose and characters. Plot wise, it's a rat's nest. "

" I like this one best, so far, of the Raymond Chandler books that I've read. It's got a really solid story and the charisma of the protagonist is up to its usual standard. "

" Didn't enjoy it as much as The Big Sleep, but still pretty good. Looking forward to reading The High Window. "

" Gets my vote as the best hardboiled detective novel ever -- and a legitimate all-around Great Work of Literature. This was my first Chandler -- and what a place to start! "

" Another one out of the park for Mr. Chandler. There were times I lost the gist of the dialogue (it's like Marlowe and his associates often speak in code, but no one can beat Chandler's language. Fantastic all they way though. Can't wait for The High Window. "

" Having watched The Good German, last night, reminded me... I read this, and really enjoyed it. Ah, this memory of mine. "

" Every time I read another Chandler book I think it's the best one I've read yet. I don't know if that's true, but they sure leave me satisfied. Great stuff - such staying power. "

" Such gorgeous dialogue at times. "

" I don't have much to say about this one. I read it because it was required reading for my course and I enjoyed it, but the poetic style and fog and beat-like descriptions were pretty strange. "

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" This is a good genre book. "

" loved. A terrific, hard-boiled crime/mystery that never let me get ahead of the action. Never spoon feeds the reader. Only issue was that I couldn't get Humphrey Bogart's voice out of my head "

" Not only perhaps the best American detective novel, but arguably the greatest American novel about the reasons for--and limits of--friendship. "

" Loved the tight, very descriptive language. Not a word was wasted. "

" Conceptually probably my favorite book. "

" I love this book, in fact it's probably time to re-read some Chandler "

" Most haunting Chandler novel. Most complex. Also, the Altman movie was unforgettable, even though it didn't have much to do with the novel. "

" Love Raymond Chandler, and this one is great! "

" Good, but I liked The Big Sleep better. "