tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3574278277558246558..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Books: THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT -- Robert B. Parkermybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-91868406374845242142010-11-05T14:39:09.960-05:002010-11-05T14:39:09.960-05:00I haven't read this in ages, but I do remember...I haven't read this in ages, but I do remember jotting down a bit of the first meeting between Joe Broz and Spenser. Recently on my blog I posted the scene and a bit of the fun dialogue between, mostly Broz, and Spenser as an example of the kind of writing I like. I also love the sequel to this book, (sort of) PAST TIME. EARLY AUTUMN though, is still my favorite.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-42437780487373596492010-11-05T13:23:13.687-05:002010-11-05T13:23:13.687-05:00Though I thought SON OF FLETCH was a decent return...Though I thought SON OF FLETCH was a decent return to form, I didn't read much of his other late work.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13710586537128370742010-11-05T12:47:46.482-05:002010-11-05T12:47:46.482-05:00You're right about those two. I especially ha...You're right about those two. I especially had trouble with Mcdonald's later books.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71776433626949477182010-11-05T12:18:13.992-05:002010-11-05T12:18:13.992-05:00He certainly kept his voice more consistently, I&#...He certainly kept his voice more consistently, I'd say, than Gregory McDonald, much less Roger Simon...two other guys who at least scraped the Lists, got a/v adaptations, and started out at about the same time...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-83846845321629342572010-11-05T12:08:00.131-05:002010-11-05T12:08:00.131-05:00Momentum? At the time of the first book, Parker w...Momentum? At the time of the first book, Parker was a fresh and funny voice, and he got better as he went along. Some people don't like the books from the last decade, but I've continued to read and enjoy them as they came along. I've read every one from the first to the presence and never felt let down. But then I'm easy.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-90205543874278014242010-11-05T12:04:40.807-05:002010-11-05T12:04:40.807-05:00So, I guess my question is...what helped make this...So, I guess my question is...what helped make this perhaps the best-selling PI series of the last decade?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37750043218961146672010-11-05T08:28:03.560-05:002010-11-05T08:28:03.560-05:00I reared this one earlier this year. It was the f...I reared this one earlier this year. It was the first book I bought for my Kindle. I enjoyed it, but I like the way Spenser matured in the later novels. Early Autumn and Taming A Seahorse remain my favorites from Spenser's early days -- they were kind of a ying-yang pairing, dealing with the same problem but through opposite sexes.Paul Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102723351945251883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-57991575076626027312010-11-05T08:22:10.142-05:002010-11-05T08:22:10.142-05:00Thanks for the reminder about this one. I first re...Thanks for the reminder about this one. I first read it in the early 80's along with 4-5 other Spenser novels over a couple of weeks, but you're right I haven't bread it since. Time to take another look.<br /><br />Interesting you mention the descriptions and lack of dialogue, I don't remember that. But the kids and the parents and campus life, yeah, that's all coming back.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-67302472543742467652010-11-05T08:21:58.806-05:002010-11-05T08:21:58.806-05:00In some ways, this was Parker's best book. It...In some ways, this was Parker's best book. It's full of energy.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-66525493327663487532010-11-05T08:20:58.617-05:002010-11-05T08:20:58.617-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com