Pastime

Certain that his mother's shady boyfriend is behind her disappearance, Paul Giacomin calls upon the skills of Spencer to help him find his missing mother. Reprint. AB. PW. more

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Posted: Mar-10-2009

Cd's are actually cassettes

I am looking for audio CDs and although the product heading states that these are CD's, every vendor in this category states that these are not CDs, they are cassettes. Come on Amazon - do a better job.

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Posted: Dec-26-2008

Story was good...I think...

I am a R.B.Parker fan and listen to almost all of my books on CD. This particular 'book' was defective from the manufacturer. The second CD seems to be the abridged version and damages the continuity of the story. Amazon replaced it with another that had the same problem. No fault to Amazon...

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Posted: May-15-2008

Resonant

I pick up Robert B. Parker whenever I want a solid plot that comes out of well-developed characters. Pastime is the follow up of "Early Autumn." Ten years after Spenser had rescued Paul from his inept parents, Paul's mother has gone missing, and he wants Spenser's help finding her. Their...

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Posted: Sep-24-2007

Skinny

The actual plot of this novel felt more than a little thin, puffed up with a great deal of extraneous information about Paul's and Spenser's childhoods, along with annoying descriptions of what everyone was wearing and what color their garments were. It isn't necessary for a writer to tell every...

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Posted: Jul-15-2007

Blood may be thicker, but water washes many transgressions away . . .

In this somewhat haunting note in the Spenser series, Paul Giacomin comes to Spenser asking for help in tracking down his mother, who has gone missing. Never the best of mothers - having often abandoned Paul to his own devices when he was younger, causing Paul to develop as a very neurotic...

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Posted: Apr-08-2007

This is one of the Better Spensers

I've read most of Robert B. Parker's books, and this is definitely one of the better ones. This novel is technically a sequel to an earlier novel called EARLY AUTUMN, but you don't have to read that book to enjoy this one. The plot of this novel is nothing special, but PASTIME is unique because...

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Posted: Jul-14-2006

Vintage Vignettes on Varieties of Rain? Dining on Times Past? Casting Pearls Before Swine? Oh Yeah. Tim Taylor approved!

The beginning chapters of PASTIME used a dramatically different stye from previous books I've read in the Spenser series. As other reviewers have helpfully described, this one's personal, and as such, to me it felt warm and "homey" (though, after the first chapters, the Spenser/Hawk/mob grit got...

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Posted: Feb-13-2006

Essential reading, in that we learn a bit about Spenser's past

Paul Giacomin, Spenser's surrogate son, comes to Spenser with yet another problem concerning his mother, Patty. She has vanished without a trace, although it appears that she left voluntarily, as there is no sign of foul play. Spenser and Susan Silverman have also become the custodians of Pearl...

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Posted: Jul-15-2005

The best . . . but aren't they all?

Mr. Parker says that he was surprised at the consecutive years of success that Spenser and his posse have enjoyed. Well. Mr. Parker didn't use the phrase "posse" although he could. He'd probably have Hawk utter it while they were doing 225 pound bench presses . . . . to warm up and Spenser would...

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Posted: Sep-26-2004

Not Too Good

Parker is at it again . . . this time with old character Paul Giacom. Spenser is helping Paul find his trashy, worthless mother. . . why they bother is inexplicable at first. Then Parker explains . . .Paul is thinking of getting married, and needs to understand his mother's worthlessness...

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