Finished Sa 4/11/15
April, 2015 selection Classic Book Club
Wikipedia entry-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Sleep
Watched the Bogart/Bacall film on Th 4/9/15, and thought it was faithful to the novel, but disjointed and confusing. I was shocked to see that William Faulkner co-wrote the screenplay.
Even Chandler couldn't say for sure who killed the chauffeur. And, many of the plot points were just as hazy.
Although I think I liked the novel more than I thought that I would, the original detective work that Marlowe agrees to with General Sternwood is too convoluted and unnecessarily complex, but the murder of Rusty Reagan by Carmen Sternwood kind of makes sense and frames the twisted family dynamic.
I can't say how the book club will view this novel, but I'll bet it will be a 'love it' or 'hate it' situation.
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