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Old 01-15-2024, 01:09 PM   #80
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In my previous post I said that I didn't know whether Banville tried to mimic Chandler. In a conversation with The Guardian he said, "I wanted to write the spirit of Chandler, not to parrot." How well he succeeded, I'm in no position to say, but the book was enjoyable, though it turns out I really should have read the genuine Marlowes first.
I'm glad you brought this back up. I was thinking about how you mentioned you had only read The Big Sleep and then a continuation and wanted to recommend you read more of the actual Chandler novels instead.

I just finished The Long Goodbye this morning and am planning on re-watching the movie this week.
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