so-soI found an old volume of mystery stories & novels while antiquing a couple weeks ago. The first novel in the collection was The Maltese Falcon, which I have never actually read. It had some good twists but wasn't amazing. Overall this only gets a so-so.
bailedThis bail is more a reflection of my reading mood than the book. Dorothy B. Hughes has interesting plots and writes well, but I just couldn't find the headspace to get into this one.
so-soI have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it‘s an origin story setting up the reader‘s understanding of a character for a series, also being a series set around a black man at a time that was rare. On the other hand, it‘s a whole lot of people menacing each other without much of a through line and a ludicrous number of bodies piling up. I can‘t quite give it a pick. Pretty cool that my library has a signed first edition.
pickMy husband picked up this collection recently and we ended up listening to the audiobook of the first book together on a drive. It was great and I definitely want to read the rest.
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My favorite film of all time. Loved the book, too, but it's not my #1.
A black bird's promise:
“The stuff that dreams are made of.“
A falcon's lies.
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Chatting with @JenlovesJT47 today about Jimmy Stewart made me want to write a haiku about this dynamic duo. The book and movie are beyond outstanding. 🖤🤍🩶
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Six better than last week. This list is killing me! 🤣 For my 3 faves, I went to book noir: two Hammetts and one Chandler.
1. THE MALTESE FALCON: “And when you're slapped you'll take it and like it.”
2. THE BIG SLEEP: “You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, and you were not bothered by things like that.“
3. THE THIN MAN: “Nora: “How do you feel?“
Nick: “Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.”
