Raymond Chandler’s The High Window has too many similes.
This is actually not a throw-off, but an attempt on my part to understand why The High Window is not as good Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely (which I’ve not reviewed). I’m only partially through The High Window, but I think it’s not holding my interest as well as Farewell, My Lovely due to the abundance of similes, some of which seem far-fetched. It depends too much on the similes and not enough on vivid characters.
