Young Reader in the Making

Young Reader in the Making

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Book 411: Red Harvest

Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett, 1929.


With a title like "Red Harvest" and with Dashiell Hammett as the author, I did expect a pretty high body count -- just not quite this high.  That doesn't mean I didn't like the book; I did.  It just means that I am a little worried about myself because I liked the book.

Hammett's writing is gritty and whip-smart.  This book felt like the beginning of the noir genre.



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