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by detourdog 854 days ago
The Big Sleep has the reputation for making no sense/convoluted plot. I enjoy it.
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neaden 854 days ago
That wasn't Brackett's fault, Chandler famously said he didn't know who killed the chauffeur. Like many of his novels The Big Sleep was made by combining two or more of his short stories, and sometimes things didn't make sense.
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detourdog 853 days ago
Nice detail. I really enjoy the movie scene for scene and it had to be pointed out to me that it makes no sense.

I suppose that is the magic of movies. The suspension of disbelief.

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topato 854 days ago
An excellent detective novel as well. Loved it in high school.
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