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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
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‘All right. Get on with it. I have a feeling you are going to be very brilliant. Remorseless, flow of logic and intuition and all that rot. Just like a detective in a book.’
I really like Philip Marlowe, I've decided. I want to look after him. He's actually a stand up guy. In this book I really preferred the simpler plot (not that Chandler's plots are ever terribly complicated). Has this one been made into a movie? As with all of this series, they all seem very cinematic to me, like half remembered movies from long ago. But I'm not sure if that's my imagination or faded memories.
So far in this series, Philip Marlowe has almost been an entity outside of Chandlers writing, and had an entertainment value almost divorced of the book. Oh yeah, Philip Marlowe hard boiled- noir- gumshoe- classic- wise-crackin- smart talking etc etc. even if you've never read one of the books. In this story I felt like I realised Marlowe is a real person and I was a little embarrassed to have been caught smirking at the idea of him.
He's an honest guy essentially. He treats people with respect when they deserve it-or at least when they don't deserve rudeness- he's committed to seeing justice, loyal to his clients, he can hold his own with tough crooks and won't take any nonsense. He is smart. As you can probably tell, I have a crush on a fictional character. It's not the first time! Where are his friends? He needs a love interest. I adore the fact he plays through champion chess games by himself, for leisure.
Recommended but start with book 1!
I really like Philip Marlowe, I've decided. I want to look after him. He's actually a stand up guy. In this book I really preferred the simpler plot (not that Chandler's plots are ever terribly complicated). Has this one been made into a movie? As with all of this series, they all seem very cinematic to me, like half remembered movies from long ago. But I'm not sure if that's my imagination or faded memories.
So far in this series, Philip Marlowe has almost been an entity outside of Chandlers writing, and had an entertainment value almost divorced of the book. Oh yeah, Philip Marlowe hard boiled- noir- gumshoe- classic- wise-crackin- smart talking etc etc. even if you've never read one of the books. In this story I felt like I realised Marlowe is a real person and I was a little embarrassed to have been caught smirking at the idea of him.
He's an honest guy essentially. He treats people with respect when they deserve it-or at least when they don't deserve rudeness- he's committed to seeing justice, loyal to his clients, he can hold his own with tough crooks and won't take any nonsense. He is smart. As you can probably tell, I have a crush on a fictional character. It's not the first time! Where are his friends? He needs a love interest. I adore the fact he plays through champion chess games by himself, for leisure.
Recommended but start with book 1!
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May 31, 2017 10:31AM
I've seen most of the Marlow movies that were made in the 40s. The Brasher Doubloon was the movie that was based on this book. There was also another one that was titled Time to Kill. I don't know why they changed the name for the movies.
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The first a B movie titled , A Time to Kill...with miscast Lloyd Nolan starring, is not good , made in 1942. The second again at Fox an A picture with George Montgomery is better but still not great , both actors failed in their roles. Humphrey Bogart was perfect, not physically, but emotionally to give it the needed atmospheric nuance required.You felt the fear and the brooding as Philip Marlowe, just a vulnerable man doing a dirty job, yet with a set of his firm ethics too....Emma.
