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omk3 · 01-15-2010, 10:06 AM

I can think of a lot of things that Big Sleep is about. But I see what you mean. I've never thought that plot could be a bad thing, but in Chandler's books the characters, the setting, even the language had more significance than the plot itself, and that's probably why I relished every sentence of them. Too plot-driven and you just want to see what happens in the end. Never saw it that way before, but it makes sense!

Pity about the Black Mask Boys, I may try the paper books if I come across them.

01-15-2010, 10:06 AM	#81
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	I can think of a lot of things that Big Sleep is about. But I see what you mean. I've never thought that plot could be a bad thing, but in Chandler's books the characters, the setting, even the language had more significance than the plot itself, and that's probably why I relished every sentence of them. Too plot-driven and you just want to see what happens in the end. Never saw it that way before, but it makes sense! Pity about the Black Mask Boys, I may try the paper books if I come across them.