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Title: Paper Doll by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0-425-14155-1 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: August, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A standard case for Spenser
Comment: I have read several Robert Parker "Spenser for Hire" novels and have enjoyed all of them. This particular book was good, but seemed more formulaic than most. Some of his books are very interesting with unusual plot twists. Unfortunately, some of them, like this one, seem to be cranked out to a formula. Parker has been very successful in slowly defining Spenser's character and nuances. I felt this book drew on already established characteristics and went too far in the extreme with the climactic gunfight scene in the end. Still, the novel plays well into the series and is a fast paced book and a good read for true Spenser fans.
Rating: 5
Summary: Maybe the Best
Comment: I have read all the Parker books more than once, and this one is my favorite. You shouldn't start with it - it would be better to be familiar with the character first - but if you're going to pick and choose, choose this one. The mystery is top-shelf, the supporting characters are carefully drawn, there isn't too much of the adorably annoying Susan, and Spenser is at his wise-cracking best. He really hit his stride with this book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: This book has very little narrative summary to support the dialogue. As a result, it reads much like a movie script. Character development is weak and inconsistent, and the prose is almost juvenile in spots. It is something I would expect to see from a freshman college student, not a well-respected, seasoned author. I haven't read Parker's other books, so perhaps they are all written in this same over-simplistic style. It apparently works for some people, but not for me.
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Title: Pastime by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0425132935 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Double Deuce by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0425137937 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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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: Thin Air by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0425152901 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Playmates by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0425120015 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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