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Title: Playmates by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0-425-12001-5 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A welcome breather after CRIMSON JOY
Comment: This is a bit of a relief after the very intense predecesser. Here, you're dealing primarily with point shaving in college basketball, not with serial murderers.
However, as usual in a Spenser novel, there's more here than just the primary plot. There's insight into racial relations, a theme that Parker explores deeper in the later PASTIME. There's also the very human theme concerning dealing with a person who's abilities you admire, but who is an insufferable so-and-so.
It's a typical fast read and yet leaves you with a feeling that you've picked up something of value from the reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: Basketball, Bookies and Mobsters
Comment: This was my first Spenser book. It was much better than the TV series. I loved the no nonsense character of both Spenser and Hawk. The vulgarity was strong, but believable. Spenser drifts through most of the story wondering what he's supposed to do, since his moral compass is nagging him to correct the wrongs of the world, even if they aren't in alignment with his customer. Will Spenser live to see another day? Given the large number of Robert B. Parker novels, you can bet on it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very funny and well-paced
Comment: This is the first Robert B. Parker novel I've read, and I love it. Spencer (the main character) has an uncanny sense of humour that is both addictive and inspirational. You don't need to know anything about basketball or even like basketball to enjoy this book. It's sharply written with great observations and quirky dialogue. It reminds me of Sue Grafton novels, but with a male lead. I won't go into the story line because other reviews have done that already. Get it!
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Title: Stardust by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0425127230 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Crimson Joy by Robert Parker ISBN: 0440203430 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 02 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Widening Gyre by Robert Parker ISBN: 0440195357 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Pale Kings and Princes by Robert Parker ISBN: 0440200040 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 June, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Taming a Seahorse by Robert Parker ISBN: 0440188415 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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