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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye | Raymond Chandler
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When Philip Marlowe befriends down-on-his-luck veteran Terry Lennox he gets more than he bargained for. With Lennoxs wife dead and Lennox himself on the lam, Marlowe becomes the target for the local cops and a crazy gangster, while getting mixed up with alcoholic writer Roger Wade and his wife Eileen. Nothing is what it seems as Marlowe unravels the Wades scheme to expose the truth behind Lennoxs facade. The most autobiographical of his novels, The Long Goodbye was considered by Chandler to be his best work. One of the preeminent examples of hard-boiled detective fiction, The Long Goodbye has been adapted for radio, film and television, and received the 1955 Edgar Award for Best Novel. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
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lauraisntwilder
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Mehso-so

I listened to this audiobook with my husband. It was quite a bit longer than the other Philip Marlowe books. I don't know if it was because we listened a bit at a time over the course of several weeks or something else, but this didn't grab me like the others have.

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IndoorDame
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This title has been brought up in 2 totally unrelated books I‘m reading. Has anyone read this? Is the universe telling me I need to read this?

Ruthiella I‘ve only read The Big Sleep, but I think Chandler is worth trying for the experience of reading classic noir crime fiction. The books are short, the dialogue snappy and the plot is a little beside the point. 1y
IndoorDame @Ruthiella that sounds fun! I‘m game. Thanks! 1y
CarolynM I think I have. A long time ago I read a few Chandlers and enjoyed them, but I can never remember exactly which ones. I think it was this, The Big Sleep, The Little Sister and Farewell, My Lovely but I can‘t swear to it🥴😆 1y
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Faibka
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“I got up on my feet and it took character. It took will power. It took a lot out of me, and there wasn‘t as much to spare as there once had been. The hard heavy years had worked me over”

I know the feeling almost every morning 😩

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Faibka
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“Goodbye, Linda. I hope you find what you want.”
“Goodbye,” she said coldly. “I always find what I want. But when I find it, I don‘t want it anymore.”

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The_Penniless_Author
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Depends. I used to like them more, but with how many books - and even more so, TV shows - there are based around anti-heroes now, it's not exactly a subversive trope anymore. Also, too many supposed "anti-heroes" are really just jerks who happen to be the story's protagonist.
2. Tagged. Philip Marlowe is the archetypal anti-hero.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
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RamsFan1963
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Cathythoughts 👏🏻❤️ 3y
Cathythoughts I‘d love to go back & reread some Chandler 3y
Blueberry My favorite and the funniest quotes come from his books 💙 3y
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Blueberry
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1. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
2. The Mrs. Pollifax series
3. Copperfields in Petaluma, CA

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Blueberry
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#BeatleMaynia #HelloGoodbye

One from the kid‘s shelf, one from my tbr shelf.

Cathythoughts I remember reading Raymond Chandler years ago ... must go back ♥️👍🏻 5y
Eggs Nice job 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Blueberry
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Haha, love Raymond Chandler.

#wrath #QuotsyJan19
 @TK-421

Itchyfeetreader Love this quote 5y
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CarolynM
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Cinfhen Awesome covers 5y
batsy Well played and cool covers 👍🏽 5y
TrishB Love that 50s vibe 💕 5y
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zsuzsanna_reads I love both Raymond Chandler and Edward Hopper 💜 5y
CarolynM @zsuzsanna_reads It's a pretty combination, isn't it? 5y
Cathythoughts I often think I‘d like to go back & read these again ... ♥️♥️ 5y
gradcat Yay! A double bonus post!! 💞🥰❤️ 5y
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RaimeyGallant
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Starring arguably the first detective from the hard-boiled sub-genre of detective fiction, this 1953 Philip Marlowe mystery delivered nostalgia and a pretty good mystery. As an added bonus, the abridged, two-hour audiobook is narrated by Elliot Gould, the actor who played Marlowe in the 1973 film based on this book. #Audiobooking #Libby

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm not going to lie...I had a moment of dread as I saw only the book title and a picture of Elliott Gould. I'm glad I was wrong & he's still with us. 5y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick This edit is great! 🤣 5y
RaimeyGallant @tracey38 Did you see the photo before or after I added the edits to it? 5y
Bookwomble Elliot Gould was a fantastic Marlowe. I love that film. 5y
tracey38 @RaimeyGallant I saw it before. Haha, this is great with the edit! 5y
bibliogyan This guy is too good 😃 5y
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Varske
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I didn‘t enjoy this as much as the others by him that I just reread. Perhaps it‘s a bit long. Perhaps it‘s the book itself, old with brown pages falling out of the binding. I must have got it secondhand unlike the other books. Now it‘s a bit unloved. Perhaps I just read too many at once, and got bored.

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Brie
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In this classic crime noir,cynical private detective Philip Marlowe gets caught up in a sordid investigation of a war veteran's brutally murdered wife and uncovers the seedy underbelly of the rich and famous. Chandler is a master at writing stylishly, &he employs snappy dialogue&sarcastic quips to great effect. Even so I felt the novel dragged in some places. The conclusion is satisfying, with enough twists to keep me guessing until the end.

DivineDiana Intrigued! At this point, I have only watched Humphrey Bogart's portrayal of Marlowe! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk I dug this one. 7y
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Delphine
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Perfect company to start a new book... though reading The Big Sleep would have been a better fit 😲

#raymondchandler #cat #book #noir #polar #detective #philip #marlowe #penguinbooks

Tanzy13 🐱 7y
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writerlibrarian
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Much more than just a hard boiled detective story. The plot has enough twists and turns to satisfied even the pickiest of reader but what sets it apart and makes this a wonderful novel beyond the genre is the psychological exploration of the characters. #aprilbookshowers #goodintitle

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BookwormHistory
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I love this book. I love it in a sad, peaceful way that's difficult to describe. I first picked it up after reading a @bookriot piece about books for people who love "Batman" (they were right!) and have read it twice since. The perfect book for settling into melancholy with a smile and a sigh.

amandaz I know that sad, peaceful feeling! I felt it when I read The Shipping News. 8y
Knowledgelost Love the autobiographical nature of this book 8y
Jaywigley My first Marlowe novel, and the best of them all. 7y
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