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The Maltese Falcon
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October 11, 2010
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October 11, 2010
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Melanie
This was the selection for The Big Read. I found this book hard to get into, and easy to put down. I like the time period, but I haven't read much for detective stories. I am curious to read his other books. There were several parts I had to re-read because I didn't quite understand or make sure I didn't overlook. The ending did a great job of putting this all together.

I didn't especially like the characters. Sam Spade is the hero of this, but not someone I could easily identify with or even wan
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