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Julie Rabe's avatar

Noah, this was such a fun read. You make me want to read all of Chandler‘s books. I read one of his in a college literature class, The Big Sleep, I think. I don’t remember enjoying it much, but I was young and wouldn’t have naturally appreciated Chandler’s style. You make me think that I would enjoy his books now. I plan to give them a second try. Much appreciated! (I love the title and subtitle of this piece).

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Meg's avatar

2nd best book ever

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Thomas Shields's avatar

Never thought using Groucho Marx as an example would help me to understand an American film noir character in the way it did in this article. Your description of the character at the beginning made me laugh and chuckle out loud as it was consistent with Chandler's own goals for his character later on in the article.

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