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 Oneida Chandler 65-Piece Flatware Set, Service for 12 $340.00 First time reviewer, thought I would give it a shot. This is a very nice set of flatware for $99. It is not 18/10 as some folks have said, but I bought it for everyday use, not as the "good silver", so that is not a problem with me. Nice, hefty weight, I personally can not stand tinny silverware. Cleans up very nicely also. I have not had it long enough to notice scratches. The only reason it is getting 4 stars instead of 5, is the so called carrier it comes with. The picture is totally deceiving, looks like finished wood. Please check out the other reviewer's picture, that is exactly what it is like, unfinished and extremely plain, except I at least did not get the staple. All in all tho, you can't go wrong with this set. Enjoy!!  Farewell, My Lovely $14.00 For me the main pleasure of reading this novel derives from wisecracks zinging on almost every page. Here are a couple, plucked randomly: The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on. A bogus heartiness, as weak as a Chinaman's tea, moved into her face and voice. And here is another one, a shot at Hemingway, as Marlowe explains a corrupt cop why he keeps calling him by that name: "A guy that keeps saying the same thing over and over until you begin to believe it must be good." Hemingway may not be a great writer -- I'm not a big fan -- but he was a far better one than Chandler. That little charming fish story of his alone has (rightfully) much greater literary acclaim than all of Chandler's works put together. Still, Raymond Chandler is a pleasure to read. He has a tremendous gift for storytelling. The wisecracks, the colorful characters, and the snappy dialogue make reading this novel, as well his other ones a pleasant experience, especially on lazy, boozy weekend afternoons. Nothing wrong with that.  The Big Sleep $14.00 I finished my last Raymond Chandler novel sitting on a bus in Whittier, and the knowledge that I would never again get to read a new Chandler was one of the low moments in my life. Everything that can be said about Philip Marlowe and about his creator has already been said. Other than Dashell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, Chandler has no peers. |
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