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Originally Posted by snorkie
'Pride and Prejudice' is one of my multi-read favorites, as well (I own four different filmed versions - finding something good in each). Now, currently . . .
Queued-up fiction: Recently purchased a new copy of, and plan to re-read 'Farewell, My Lovely' by Raymond Chandler. A terrific film noir under the title "Murder My Sweet."
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Chandler's books spawned a number of top notch Hollywood b/w film noir thrillers, most notably The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart. The Big Sleep, The Lady in the Lake and The Long Goodbye are (IMO) his best works: totally effortless tours de force in storytelling, no arty farty attempts at ''style'' or ''art'' but in fact they are
beautifully written because Chandler merely tells the story, making every word count. He could write ten million times better than the average Booker Prize winner today and without even trying: in his non-fiction writings he sometimes makes disparaging remarks about ''fine writing'', and clearly had no use for it. What mattered (and what paid the bills) was telling the story.
Farewell, My Lovely is good stuff. I think you will not be disappointed, snorkie.