Author - Dashiell Hammett
Genre - Detective, Thriller, Hardboiled, Classic
Source: Audiobook
Rated: 5/5
Read: March-April 2015
Hammett is a very different kind of brilliant than Chandler. Not for him the plebian godliness of Chandler and his stark, perfect prose. Hammett is made for action, and for action scenes. And the man-with-no-name protagonist, oftentimes referred to as the Continental Op, is rough-hewn, brutal and just keeps to business. And business is good. Very good.
You are missing out on a lot of brilliance if you are not reading hardboiled.
Genre - Detective, Thriller, Hardboiled, Classic
Source: Audiobook
Rated: 5/5
Read: March-April 2015
Hammett is a very different kind of brilliant than Chandler. Not for him the plebian godliness of Chandler and his stark, perfect prose. Hammett is made for action, and for action scenes. And the man-with-no-name protagonist, oftentimes referred to as the Continental Op, is rough-hewn, brutal and just keeps to business. And business is good. Very good.
You are missing out on a lot of brilliance if you are not reading hardboiled.
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