Product reviewsThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (Paperback, 1988)

Classic Superior Crime Fiction!

The Big Sleep is Raymond Chandler's most loved, respected and well known novel. Chandler's Philip Marlowe is one of the best fictitious characters of all time. Read this book and find out why. The two other Chandler classics, The Long Goodbye & Farewell, My Lovely are equally good, they are not my personal favourites. I prefer the likes of The Little Sister, The High Window and The Lady In The Lake for their more pulpy adventures where Chandler's gift for snappy dialogue, Marlowe slumming it with corrupt cops, murderers, femme fatales, hired hands with a penchant for concealed knives and so on, all conspire to make Chandler's hero even more admirable, brave, sassy and impressive. I should probably read more widely on 20th Post-World War II American crime fiction but I can't be bothered; Chandler brings such a level of literary quality in his depiction of the compromised City of Angels that it's a delight; you even feel sorry for General Sternwood by the end. A great book and a great read.Read full review...

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Full of style and wit.Great stuff from the master.

Raymond Chandler created this whole genre and this,the first of his Marlow books is in my opinion the best thing he ever did.He was clean shaved,well dressed and sober and he didn't care who knew it.A new language in 1939 and still sharp.Read full review...

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Darkly gripping

Chandler’s first book that changed the style of detective and lifted the quality of writing.

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Chandler's killer debut salvo....

The greatest detective novelist ever ! High voltage prose on every page , femme fatales , ruthless killers and ultra-dodgy lowlifes - what more can you ask for in a novel ?

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Loved it

Loved it , great story

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ok

a fabulous read

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Fantastic price for such a brilliant piece of literature, many thanks!

I knew about the book from my English teacher (plus it was the logical next step after playing LA Noire and reading Sherlock Holmes)and I thought that I had to buy it, classic noir fiction. The cover is slightly different to that of the image which was displayed when I brought it but it isn't really worth mentioning. Overall, great price for such a classic book, when I finish school I shall read it!Read full review...

Best reads

One of the all time greats

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The big sleep.

A great atmospheric between the wars gangster yarn.

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No Idea

I bought it for a friend not for myself

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