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Smart-Aleck Kill

By Raymond Chandler

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| Others | 9780140108989

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This is a collection of four Wild West stories with a difference - not only are they byRaymond Chandler, but they are set not in pioneer country but the modern...

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I enjoyed the other Chandler stories I read, but these ones just seemed flat and dull. After Hammett the characters just felt a bit ordinary and there was little sympathy for them. It seemed a very straight and matter of fact narration style. It was easy to picture what was happening, but just also ... (continue)

I enjoyed the other Chandler stories I read, but these ones just seemed flat and dull. After Hammett the characters just felt a bit ordinary and there was little sympathy for them. It seemed a very straight and matter of fact narration style. It was easy to picture what was happening, but just also a bit dull and dry. I think part of the problem was I read the stories very slowly before bed. I think they needed to be read quicker to increase the pacing. The last story was definitely the best, with a woman killer who was not exactly evil and a cop who was not exactly good. I have another set of Chandler stories to read, which I'm hoping I will like more than these.

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