pickThis is Hammett‘s classic, noir, crime novel with his quintessential hard-boiled private detective, Sam Spade (played by Bogart in the movie). The book is smart and well written but be prepared for a ‘male gaze‘ treatment of women who are seemingly either femme fatales or angels.
dabbe Book and film noir are my faves, especially this one. Have you seen the movie? 😃 10mo
rachelk @dabbe Yes, but it was so long ago that the only thing I remembered was that I liked it! 10mo
dabbe @rachelk Time to see it again! 😍🤣🤗 10mo
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rachelk @dabbe you read my mind! 10mo
dabbe @rachelk In my top five favorite movies. Once upon a time (when we had time to do fun activities as teachers that wouldn't get banned), I did an American Film Noir activity with my juniors (last 2 weeks of school). This movie was the culminating activity. The kids LOVED it. I still get goose bumps, remembering them walking into class and talking about it: “Do you think Spade will meet the Fat Man?“, etc. #happydays 🤗 10mo
rachelk @dabbe Wow! That‘s so cool! You probably inspired them to be lifelong fans of film noir! 10mo
dabbe @rachelk I hope so! The fact that most had never even seen a black and white film was astounding. 10mo
rachelk @dabbe 🤯 10mo
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