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Summary: Seriously Funny
Review: Have found this series to be fun and inventive but had trouble getting into this book. Stay, with it though, because the second half is a romp and a half and fastly paced. Robin Hudson's neverending analysis of her boyfriends - right or wrong - are captivating and carry the ring of truth for all of us no longer in our 30s and thoroughly involved in combining the memories of our youth with the realities of our 40s. Her calm acceptance of Murphy's Law as the most powerful force in her life gives us all hope as we trudge along in our own lives.
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Summary: Much better than her last one...
Review: In hopes that her next work would be better, I read and finished The Last Manly Man by Sparkle Hayter while on vacation this week. It was definitely better than the last novel of hers, so I'll keep her on my favorite author list.In this story, Robin Hudson is approached by a man who she doesn't know, but who gives her a hat and an address before being abducted off the street by some thugs in a limo. She attempts to find the address to return the hat, but it's bogus. A couple of days later, the guy turns up dead in the waters off Coney Island, and she wants to figure out what happened. A number of people now appear to be after her, and they think she knows some secrets that were passed on by the dead guy. Throw in animal rights activists, vegetarians, missing horny bonobo chimps, and radical feminism (yes, it all fits), and the story gets wacky, crazy, and deadly at the end. I continue to enjoy the craziness of the story lines that Hayter puts out, as well as the attitude of the lead character as she tries to steer clear of dead bodies and develop some type of relationship with any guy she can find. While this isn't a "deep" novel with a moral or anything, it is a fun read that will provide a few hours of entertainment.
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Summary: Definitely better than her last one...
Review: In hopes that her next work would be better, I read and finished The Last Manly Man by Sparkle Hayter while on vacation this week. It was definitely better than the last novel of hers, so I'll keep her on my favorite author list. In this story, Robin Hudson is approached by a man who she doesn't know, but who gives her a hat and an address before being abducted off the street by some thugs in a limo. She attempts to find the address to return the hat, but it's bogus. A couple of days later, the guy turns up dead in the waters off Coney Island, and she wants to figure out what happened. A number of people now appear to be after her, and they think she knows some secrets that were passed on by the dead guy. Throw in animal rights activists, vegetarians, missing horny bonobo chimps, and radical feminism (yes, it all fits), and the story gets wacky, crazy, and deadly at the end. I continue to enjoy the craziness of the story lines that Hayter puts out, as well as the attitude of the lead character as she tries to steer clear of dead bodies and develop some type of relationship with any guy she can find. While this isn't a "deep" novel with a moral or anything, it is a fun read that will provide a few hours of entertainment.
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Summary: Tipsy, Titillating Tall Tale
Review: Robin Hudson, newswoman, seems headed down the path to glory when she's sidetracked by a wandering amnesiac who hands her a hat. And down the rabbit hole she goes. It's one zany scene after the other, full of witty dialogue and off-the-wall humor. When you're not laughing, you realize your faithful heroine is up to her lipstick in trouble. Hayter puts together a fun tale of mystery and intrique with imagination and flair. Her protagonist is smart, the plot fanciful and fun. And besides, there's a cat in the book, and who can go wrong with a cat? The downside is that the action was a bit hard to follow, and the clues and red herrings were so plentiful that I gave up trying to guess the outcome. But if you like your mysteries spiced with fun and frivolity; if you like your heroine just as spicy, then "The Last Manly Man" is for you.
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Summary: Good... but not as good as the previous books.
Review: The four Robin Hudson books has prompted me to think of Sparkle Hayter as one of my favourite authors. Still, 'The Last Manly Man' didn't seem quite as entertaining as the previous books. I guessed where Hayter was going before she got there in most cases, and a good number of jokes just didn't do it for me. Robin herself remained in true form, but the supporting cast seemed a bit off... although I did enjoy learning that her neighbour wasn't quite as crazy as she has seemed in previous books. Still, I will be on the look-out for the next Robin Hudson mystery, feeling confident that Hayter will come back around to where she was with "What's a Girl Gotta Do" and "Revenge of the Cootie Girls."
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Summary: Sparkling language
Review: The plot is just bizarre. I don't know if I can even do it justice. We have a reporter for a CNN-style news station in the fluff piece area who gets involved with bonobo chimps, a female dominant species, and a company that is using them to find a way of controlling people through pheremone warfare. People are beaten, people are murdered. People come back from the dead. People sell pot from their car and identify themselves only with a number and not a name. Oy vey...maybe I need to read it again with fresh eyes...
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Summary: Pure magic
Review: Will success spoil Robin Hudson? Robin is rapidly climbing to the top ever since she spent a night of drinking with the CEO of All News Network. Now, Robin is a crack reporter who heads the special reports unit of ANN. Instead of resting on her laurels, Robin continues to be an investigative reporter as she chases down a new street drug, Adam 1, which has a weird effect on the genders. It turns males into testosterone, chest beating Tarzan, while making women into docile servants. Before long, Robin finds herself abducted and taken to a nearby facility where illegal chemical research is being performed on chimps and now Laurel. Still, it remains for ANN's top reporter to find a way to stop a master villain from releasing Adam 1 into the air conditioning vents at a feminists' convention. As with her previous Hudson stories, Sparkle Hayter scribes a witty satire that mixes a bit of speculative fiction with a wonderful mystery. The story line is a fast paced romp and Robin is a brilliant character. However, it is Ms. Hayter's ability to strip the genders that turns THE LAST MANLY MAN into a rousing, ironic battle between the sexes. Harriet Klausner
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