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Farewell my lovely novel5/19/2023 The plot of Farewell My Lovely is cleverly written, with that unexpected final twist that can make crime fiction so exciting. This novel was put on my crime fiction reading list by a university professor – who is an ardent feminist, so I imagine the idea is for us to critique it rather than accept it! I am looking forward to airing my frustration with a good collective rant in our seminar. Racism and misogyny are rampant right from page one and make for uncomfortable reading. Through the narrator, Marlowe, a male colonialist gaze seems to pervade the entire novel. My initial impression of Farewell My Lovely was distaste. Marlowe strikes out to find Velma, but soon uncovers a black hole of gangs, blackmail and corruption in which she may well be lost forever. This cold, violent gangster has a soft spot: a barmaid named Velma whom he was going to marry before being jailed for armed robbery. Private investigator Phillip Marlowe, a little strapped for cash, is on yet another assignment to track down an adulterous spouse when he runs into Moose Malloy. Please note that this post contains affiliate links.Ĭontent Warnings: Murder, violence, kidnap, blackmail, racism and segregation, misogyny, adultery I am a proud member of the Better World Booksaffiliate network – the ethical online bookshop.
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