tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post157543203069082585..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Split Image -- Robert B. Parkermybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13834342561761731142010-05-30T12:57:31.111-05:002010-05-30T12:57:31.111-05:00Hmmm . . . I can't disagree with your review, ...Hmmm . . . I can't disagree with your review, but I can't say I didn't enjoy the book. Lee Goldberg recently tore apart Blue-Eyed Devil - Parker's latest western. Again, I couldn't disagree with his specific points, yet I certainly enjoyed the book.<br /><br />For me, even sub-par Parker is more entertaining than most. I always get an enjoyable read from him.Paul Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102723351945251883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-21912622953932747192010-05-30T11:13:57.554-05:002010-05-30T11:13:57.554-05:00In the last few years, I enjoyed his westerns. I ...In the last few years, I enjoyed his westerns. I do enjoy the job Tom Selleck has done in bringing the Jesse Stone novels to the screen. All in all, though, I could always count on a Parker novel to have great dialogue and move along rapidly. I went to a luncheon that was hosted by Murder By The Book in Houston with Parker as the guest, and it was memorable. Parker was honest about his work. He said he began writing so that he would not have to work. I thought that was classic. Ken McAlister, Baton RougeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-59341096687176618362010-05-30T09:54:19.983-05:002010-05-30T09:54:19.983-05:00I hope he wrote a couple early on to save for last...I hope he wrote a couple early on to save for last as Christie did.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-65539805711438427242010-05-30T09:30:27.033-05:002010-05-30T09:30:27.033-05:00inevitable, when an author puts out three or four ...inevitable, when an author puts out three or four a year, that the quality would drop off dramatically. Dick Francis another good example, and there are many. Easy enough to reread Early Autumn, Rachel Wallace, etc..tough to get through the last few Parkers even once......Glenn Eisensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879368843188288726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-90410625928920754912010-05-30T09:22:27.296-05:002010-05-30T09:22:27.296-05:00I noticed a falling off of Parker's work...bac...I noticed a falling off of Parker's work...back in the Eighties. It seemed like Parker wasn't trying to be in the Hammett/Chandler class any more. Yes, he produced dozens of entertaining books after that, but nothing as good as The Godwulf Manuscript.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com