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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recommended The Maltese Falcon in Books (curated)

 
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett | 1989
6.5 (4 Ratings)
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"Spade’s commitment to his partner is [one] that he must honor, even though the femme fatale of the story has compromised him…Loyalty is a key issue for Sam Spade. It motivates him to get to the bottom of the things"

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David McK (3425 KP) rated The Big Sleep in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler, Ian Rankin | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
4
5.3 (4 Ratings)
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Early 'tec noir; if it only seems so familiar now it's because just about every such book since has copied that style of pulp fiction: the hard-bitten private eye, the liberal use of the vernacular, constant rain and the femme fatale are all now hallmarks of the genre