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Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest. I am hard-pressed to think of another book as influential in terms of film adaptations. It was adapted as an influential spaghetti western as well as an influential samurai film, among others. The only other Hammett story I have read is The Maltese Falcon, but between the two I def prefer this one.

Probably a low Pick. It made me gasp in shock at one point, and the plot was fairly pacey, so that was good. Definitely a hard-boiled read.

I re-read this one too, for Detective Fiction. I think I liked it even more the second time. Even though I knew it was coming, it was still fun to read the absolute spiral this town, and the Op, goes through. As far as noir goes, it‘s a gas.

#GratefulHarvest #Harvest An icon in the Hard Boiled school of mysteries was first published in 1929 . An all time favorite of mine

One from the author of hard-boiled detective fiction.

#GratefulHarvest #Harvest

I wasn‘t sold on Hammett after my first two reads but this was a good one. As I was reading it, I wasn‘t sure how I felt about it. Much like Personville/Poisonville, it grew on me. The backstabbing, double-crossing, hip-deep crap-wading was fun AND not fun! These characters are all so unlikable that I started to cheer for their downfalls…we fall down the violence rabbit hole right along with our narrator. 202/1,001 #1001Books

#fallisbooked Some older Hammetts and a different kind of #harvest

Day 5 - #Harvest #DashiellHammett #FallIsBooked #1001Books

Read & enjoyed:

Detective-story master Dashiell Hammett gives us yet another unforgettable read in Red Harvest: When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.

It took me a minute to warm up to this one, but in the end it was worth the read. Not as snappy as The Maltese Falcon and much bloodier, Red Harvest is the story of a good detective cleaning up a dirty town and becoming a stranger to himself in the process.

Red Harvest is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain. Hammett is a master of the noir detective crime novel. Characters are definitely unique. He was a Pinkerton Detective and his Continental Op is an example of that era. Dinah Brand is a 'gutsy broad' popular in the 1920's. Looking forward to reading The Glass Key novel. Recommend this to those who love noir crime.

#redharvest #dashiellhammett #1001bookstoread

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Wonderful, gritty, cynical noir, full of double-crosses, blackmail, murder and general mayhem. 3💥💥💥 1/2 out of 5

#24B42019 @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

A Hero's Journey: Hammett writes classic noir novel "Red Harvest" featuring an unnamed private detective; Kurosawa transposes the action to 19th C Japan in his film "Yojimbo" featuring an unnamed samurai; Leone sees "Yojimbo" and remakes it as Spaghetti Western "A Fistful of Dollars", featuring an unnamed bounty hunter, (Kurosawa sues Leone for plagiarism); Hill officially remakes "Yojimbo" as prohibition-era gangster movie featuring "John Smith".

This book read like an action movie, filled with crime and corruption. Had I watched it on tv, I would have zapped to another channel. I read on however because it is a #1001books and because I was mildly interested. Glad it‘s done though!

I read it for the #1001bookswap and received it from @Sarah83 . Who will I send it to now? @tricours @Dulcinella ? #stdb

Does this sound familiar? You borrow a book and even before you have read it, you‘ve bought your own copy as well...
So, @Sarah83 , I am starting this right now! #1001bookswap #stdb2018

Can't say Red Harvest is one of my favourite Dashiell Hammett. It is fun, adventure and action, but l couldn't get attached to any character and that's a problem for me.
I quite like this #Pick cover.

#Riotgrams

It‘s Dashiell Hammetts Birthday . (1894-1961) Don‘t know what I would do without him and Raymond Chandler.I think I bought these when I started to want to read noir.

Finished my first book for #1001bookswap #stdb2018 . It was entertaining, but not the kind of book I would normally tend to read. Some scenes are still bizarre to me, but sometimes I had difficulties with the American slang 🤷 Hope you @BarbaraBB @tricours & @Dulcinella will like it more than me 😉

@BarbaraBB as you have finished your book, I would pass you this one now? I will make up a parcel as you are waiting for 'magic mountain' aswell. 😉

A quiet evening and now the question, what do I read now? #1001bookswap #stdb2018 #rebeccabuddyread

#1001bookswap #stdb2018

Finally I am diving in my book. 🙂 As it is a short one, I hope to finish it pretty soon. 😍

@BarbaraBB @tricours @Dulcinella

These books, bookmarks and some other items, I have already put in other parcels 😂 , arrived today.

So I can start within the next days with my book @BarbaraBB @Dulcinella @tricours

#1001bookswap @JenP

@BarbaraBB @Dulcinella @tricours

Maybe one of these?

Enjoying this one so far.

"He was also known as Pontius Pilate, because he smiled pleasantly when he sent us out to be crucified on suicidal jobs."
So many great lines made this book the most fun I've had reading in a long time.

Hoping to get in a few chapters before work. Although I've heard of The Thin Man and Maltese Falcon movies, this is my first Dashiell Hammett-it won't be my last. "Hard-boiled" detectives aren't my usual jam but I'm loving this book. Great selection @Waynegjr for the @RoscoeBooks Classics in Brief Book Club!

That FACE. Not to be confused with the Star Wars book bearing the same title, reading this for the @RoscoeBooks Classics in Brief Book Club this week @Waynegjr @seebiscan

#booktober #debutnovels Dashiell Hammett's first might be my favorite by him and also contains one of the best #openinglines: "I first heard Personville called Poisonville by a red-haired mucker named Hickey Dewey in the Big Ship in Butte. He also called his shirt a shoit." Making this my #recommendsday pick too - a fantastic, hard-boiled noir read. @RealLifeReading

Am I really the first to post about this amazing book? 😱 Get off your ass and get Red Harvest! I'm always amazed by Hammett's ability to weave exposition into the rich voice of the protagonist, his ability to conjure visuals. This is the essence of hard-boiled detective fiction. 🚬🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘