I used to read mainly sf and fantasy. started reading Parker
in the '70's
because I also am from Boston. I think he was the main
influence that
started me reading primarily hard boiled books. I have read
his Chandler
homages and all of his Spenser books except for his last two.
His books
became an ordeal for me to get through. He seems to have lost
the idea of
what a hard boiled novel about a private investigator should
be. It should
not be barely above something like Rock Hudson and Susan
Saint James in
McMillan and Wife. The books have become overwhelmed by all
the extraneous
matters about Susan, the dog, his cooking and such.
Mark Blumenthal
this list's startling hatred of Robert Parker... he is
still
> one of the best authors and developers of characters
out there... I'm
> curious... did the hatred stir when he finished
poodle springs??? I
> understand that marlowe and chandler are like Gods,
but come on cut the
> guy some slack..
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