tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5461324790511464605..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: ROBERT B. PARKER - SUDDEN MISCHIEF (1998)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-75085514140516141382018-10-24T05:03:23.530-07:002018-10-24T05:03:23.530-07:00Yes - he's a sensitive man, but too robotic to...Yes - he's a sensitive man, but too robotic to be true. There's two sides to love, good and bad even in stable relationships - ups and down - not 100 % ups. That's what rings false. Love your partner 100% - faults and all, not no faults! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68152568065706256222018-10-24T04:28:18.359-07:002018-10-24T04:28:18.359-07:00So in other words, as a man, even if detached, he ...So in other words, as a man, even if detached, he sounds too good to be true! Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-5488480197464591682018-10-22T20:30:20.849-07:002018-10-22T20:30:20.849-07:00They do become a little bit repetitive after a whi...They do become a little bit repetitive after a while, but at the time I was new to the genre and was happy to drown myself in them. I think if you're having a meaningful discussion with your loved one, a heart to heart as such you could afford to vent a bit of anything and not just suppress all negativity you may feel towards that person. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76050425383362337642018-10-22T09:20:22.591-07:002018-10-22T09:20:22.591-07:00I've read a lot of the Spenser novels, but I c...I've read a lot of the Spenser novels, but I confess they all became a bit of a blur after a while -- like episodes in a soap opera, I guess (says he, who's never watched a soap opera . . .). I do remember finding Susan a bit dull, although I'm not certain I was as disbelieving as you clearly are of his reaction to her temporarily ditching him. I always felt with Spenser that we were meant to understand there was a lot more emotion going on beneath the surface than his narration was wanting us to see.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13210470024385078502018-10-22T05:09:31.122-07:002018-10-22T05:09:31.122-07:00Prashant, agreed insofar as a bit of personal stor...Prashant, agreed insofar as a bit of personal story goes a long way in developing characters and fleshing them out. What I have an issue with is Spenser's lack of anger or vitriol at her when she is being unreasonable. Ergo she cheated on him, albeit a long time ago. He's forgiven her, I get that, but there's a total lack of jealousy, bitterness, hurt and any other normal human emotion that such a betrayal would produce in a partner or spouse unless they had an open relationship - which they don't. That's just annoying and not realistic to me. At least bitch about her to Hawk or kick the cat/dog or punch the wall when she's out of the building. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12682624511449293522018-10-22T05:03:04.835-07:002018-10-22T05:03:04.835-07:00I think I have a downer on the female love interes...I think I have a downer on the female love interest here Margot. A warts and all approach would work better for me I'm afraid. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82294323441043892822018-10-22T04:53:00.472-07:002018-10-22T04:53:00.472-07:00Col, I think the Spenser-Susan relationship, howev...Col, I think the Spenser-Susan relationship, however unpalatable in this book at least, does add a touch of realism to the series. I certainly ought to read more by the author.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30067722744968987542018-10-22T04:04:02.750-07:002018-10-22T04:04:02.750-07:00It's interesting, isn't it, Col, how a pro...It's interesting, isn't it, Col, how a protagonist's relationship can change the feel of a series. Sometimes it's for the better, sometimes not. I agree with you in general that it's most realistic and engaging when partners see each other as humans (rather than that pedestal thing), faults and all. It makes the characters more realistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com