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Misogynistic, racist, homophobic; the book was everything my 21st century sensibilities have learned to abhor. In addition, the characters were unbelievable and shallow.
I loved it.
Sure, I would hate working in the same office with someone like Philip Marlowe, and we'd certainly get onto arguments over politics and so much else; but as a book, the rapid-fire dialogue and constant barrage of one-liners kept me awake and wanting more; and as for the attitudes displayed, I can chalk that up to being an unfortunate reflection of the times in which Chandler was writing (although that certainly doesn't absolve the author by any means).
This is strange. No one campaigned more than I against this selection, and no one seems to have enjoyed it more.
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