I just started reading it last night. I've never read one of his novels before. It seems pretty good, however, my question is, is there always so much dialogue in the Spenser novels? Being a writer and seeing so much white on a page makes me wonder if I should be writing more dialogue instead of description. Not that I'm sayng I dislike his way of writing, because the story has caught my attention.
What did you think about the novel?
2006-11-10 11:32:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Note: Hundred-Dollar Baby is not the film Million Dollar Baby...but thanks for answering anyway.
2006-11-10 11:43:56 · update #1
OK, "Hundred Dollar Baby" is the ONLY Parker novel I haven't read (yet - I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback.) I just finished "School Days."
Parker writes great dialogue so he goes with his strength.
Not too much description - he likes to leave a lot to the reader's imagination, especially as far as describing his characters is concerned.
As a writer, you have to decide where YOUR strength lies - there are plenty of great authors who relied heavily on descriptive writing.
Parker's stuff, while very good, is like fast-food. You gulp it down (it usually takes me 90 minutes to 2 hours to finish one of his Spenser novels), and it tastes mighty good while your eating, but it's really not very "filling" and it certainly doesn't nourish your intellect much.
Go with your strength.
Hmm, I believe the first answerer is thinking of "Million Dollar Baby", a horse of a different color.
2006-11-10 11:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw the movie. It was good.
2006-11-10 19:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋