Smart-aleck Kill

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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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• English Books
• Paperback 190 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0330260170
• ISBN-13: 9780330260176
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Pub date: May 01, 1980
• Also available as: Others

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