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I felt the same; glad to have read it, but won’t read another. I have to agree with gmw about the other faults. I don’t think Hammett’s writing was very polished. His overuse of adjectives drove me crazy.
They often muddied the waters rather than painting a believable picture. For example, at one point he described a character’s eyes as looking wet, but then said they were not watery. He kept qualifying his own descriptions! He belonged to the ‘more is better’ club.
I know I’m being picky. It’s fun, taken in a pulp, noir spirit.
Gmw, in terms of your question, I don’t have much faith in Brigid’s declaration of love either.
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