InfinityParadox
Berkeley
Sam Spade — 1 year ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
What really makes this novel a pleasure to read is not, actually, its plotting. Rather, it is the disturbed psychology of its protagonist (the legendary Sam Spade), which is all too often overlooked. Sam is an individual who is fighteningly out of touch with his emotions (much like the protagonist of the French film Le Samourai, who is described by his creator as schizophrenic) and perhaps suffers from flattening of affect or another psychological malady. This ‘blond Satan’ is all the more interesting to read of as a result.