The Big Sleep (Vintage Crime)

By far the worst book I've ever forced myself to read. the story itself isn't bad, and at the time of writing certainly was original, but the writing is nothing short of appaling. using the word 'and' 7 times in one two-line sentence is just plain bad writing. period. The fact that Chandler insists on describing every person and room/object in minute detail every single time grates on my...more

By far the worst book I've ever forced myself to read. the story itself isn't bad, and at the time of writing certainly was original, but the writing is nothing short of appaling. using the word 'and' 7 times in one two-line sentence is just plain bad writing. period. The fact that Chandler insists on describing every person and room/object in minute detail every single time grates on my nerves and makes me think he didn't want to credit his readers with any intelligence or imagination whatsoever. personally I feel too restricted in reading a book where *nothing* whatsoever is left to the imagination. I won't be reading any of his other books any time soon.   hide