Now and Then (Spenser)
by Robert B. Parker
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Book Reviews of Now and Then (Spenser)
Book Review: I am going to miss him greatly
Summary: 4 Stars
Often in life, I need something to take my mind off things or to put my mind into something that is comfortable. Robert Parker has been delivering to me that type of book for many years. Spenser and Gang are comfortable. While one might argue that the series has become too formulaic and too "the same old thing" (I have done that also), I know there are no more books coming off his pen, and this time, it was different.
I sat down with Now and Then, needing a book where I didn't have to think, or remember, but I could just relax and let it engage me. And it did. I want to thank Parker for providing that time and space for me to forget about everything and let Spenser, Hawk, Susan, Chollo, and Vinnie comfort me in laughter and their friendship.
Of course the plot is irrelevant in this book as it is in most of Spenser's books. Spenser gets a client that is more than it seems. He and Hawk team up and bring in Vinnie and Chollo - so you know it is not a routine small time crime. The writing was good, the humor always there and the camaraderie ever present. The plot was little involved, but not complex. The story was the characters as it is most of the time.
I was undecided between a 3 and 4 star rating, but with a lifetime of service and much enjoyment from Parker over the years, sentimental me is rounding up.
Book Review: BAD/GOOD GUYS ARE BACK
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a typical Robert Parker "Spenser" novel with all the usual characters like Susan, the love interest, and the bad/good guys starring Hawk, Chollo, Vinnie, et. al., along with the regular local and state cops, and the FBI. As always, the dialogue is quick and sharp, and fitting in with the Spenser/Hawk friendship. Plus typically the gunsels get wasted, and justice is done at the end with the bad guy (who was a definite threat to Susan), getting arrested and carted off to prison by the FBI. I liked it and enjoyed the fast read that kept my interest going to the last chapter. Spenser and Susan even talked "marriage" in this story. Already I have been missing Parker, and have been re-visiting some of his older novels.Book Review: A Little Too Much
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Robert Parker's writing especially the "Spenser" novels and I'm beginning to enjoy the Jesse Stone novels equally as well.The only complaint I may have is the banter between Spenser and Susan.It gets to the point of being plumb silly at times.Susan is a great character but less is more in her case.I wish Parker would have them marry. That would end the silly sugarness.