Farewell, my lovely

by Raymond Chandler

175 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 1988 by Vintage Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-394-75827-5

(40 reviews)

Farewell, My Lovely is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1940, the second novel he wrote featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio.

61 editions

Mancada reviewed Adeus, minha querida by Raymond Chandler

Adeus, minha querida

5 stars

Publicada pela primeira vez em 1940, o enredo se passa em Bay City, Califórnia. Entre mansões em encostas com vista para o Pacífico e cassinos flutuantes está o clima ideal para assassinatos, chantagem, policiais racistas e corruptos, e um detetive particular tentando resolver crimes.

"Depois de algum tempo já me sentia melhor, mas não muito. Precisava de um drinque, precisava de uma porção de seguros de vida, precisava de umas férias, precisava de uma casa no campo. O que eu tinha era um sobretudo, um chapéu e uma arma. Coloquei os três e saí."

Assim como nos outros livros do autor, apesar de ser uma história de investigação você pode saber como acaba e mesmo assim voltar a ler o livro e aproveitar, pela ambientação, diálogos, personagens. Tem cenas muito boas com personagens que aparecem pouco, como a vizinha fofoqueira que vira informante e o médico da clínica clandestina. Os …

Jon Nixon reviewed Farewell, my lovely by Raymond Chandler (Vintage crime)

Review of 'Farewell, my lovely' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Another great Philip Marlowe novel. Full of pathos and tragedy, but buoyed up by some of the most entertaining writing ever. I love how there are two different mysteries here that seem to be connected by coincidence until you get to the end and have that “aha, it all makes sense” moment. The characters are all great but I love Moose Malloy the most.

There is a lot of racism in this book which makes parts of it uncomfortable to read. The murder of a black character is not considered as important as the killing of a white one, and the main character spends a chapter mocking a Native American.

Another great Philip Marlowe novel. Full of pathos and tragedy, but buoyed up by some of the most entertaining writing ever. I love how there are two different mysteries here that seem to be connected by coincidence until you get to the end and have that “aha, it all makes sense” moment. The characters are all great but I love Moose Malloy the most.

There is *a lot* of racism in this book which makes parts of it uncomfortable to read. The murder of a black character is not considered as important as the killing of a white one, and the main character spends a chapter mocking a Native American.

ManyRoads reviewed Farewell, my lovely by Raymond Chandler (Vintage crime)

Review of 'Farewell, my lovely' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A stellar 'noir' detective thriller. I have only read two Raymond Chandler novels, so it is hard for me to say that this one is his best. However, I can say this is a very entertaining read. The plot twists, turns and offers an excellent array of characters. There are bad, bad guys and bad, good guys, not to mention good, bad guys. They are all there for you to enjoy.

I can say for certain, I plan to read more Philip Marlowe 'thrillers'.