Reviews for The early Spenser

The average rating for The early Spenser based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-07-25 00:00:00 Robert Gray Really enjoyed my introduction to Spenser! Love the humor and wisecrack remarks, but I especially enjoyed the nostalgic trip back to the early 70s. Parker was a master of description, and he takes you right to the scene with highly amusing accounts of the clothes and customs of the time. His descriptions of food are enough to make you hungry, especially when Spenser makes cooking sound so easy! I also enjoyed the setting of Boston. Even though it's been many, many years since I was familiar with the area, it was still fun to read about the old streets and neighborhoods, even highways and bridges that were so dear to my heart in childhood. (Do they still have the swan boats? So much fun!) I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-06-24 00:00:00 Kevin Walter 6/24: I've finished The Godwulf Manuscript, and it is delightful. I've always read the Spenser stories randomly, picking up whatever happened to be at the library, so it's good to go to his origins and see how the character evolves. The story does not disappoint. 6/25: Finished God Save the Child, and it is up to the usual excellent Parker standard. 6/26: Finished Mortal Stakes, and the good guys won again, but not without paying a price. One of the many things I love about these books is that Spenser, amazingly capable being that he is, is not superhuman. He experiences self-doubt and regret just as the rest of us do, and that makes his character all the more interesting.