tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post2654355971158164230..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Fatherhood, Spenser style: Early AutumnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-67040691013417655402010-05-03T03:06:52.967-07:002010-05-03T03:06:52.967-07:00I loved this book when I first read it as a teen. ...I loved this book when I first read it as a teen. I was a big Spenser fan anyway but this one really impressed me. I loved how Spenser took the time to actually teach Paul how to grow up - the very notion that parents are supposed to teach you this stuff blew me away. (And I had decent parents.)<br /><br />It's one of my all time favorite books and I've reread it dozens of time. I especially liked that Paul was straight but wanted to be a ballet dancer (as I recall he reappears with girlfriends in later books). I thought it was pretty damn gutsy of Parker to choose an unorthodox dream for Paul, and one that Spenser didn't know how to deal with, but he still bucked up and helped the kid get into ballet school.<br /><br />Which was another lesson in how to be a good man and pitch perfect for the story.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.com