{"id":9074,"date":"2017-05-16T20:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9074"},"modified":"2021-06-05T20:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:41:31","slug":"a-savage-place-audio-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9074","title":{"rendered":"A Savage Place, Audio Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Savage Place<\/a><\/em>, Audio Version (1981\/1987) Robert B. Parker<\/a> narrated by Michael Prichard <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is another fascinating look at Spenser, his ethics, and how he changes even over the course of the first few book.<\/p>\n

He’s still admitting to having served in Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you remember the first time?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe time, not the person. It was in Korea. He was just a shape on a night patrol.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it didn\u2019t bother you?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNot as much as it would have if he\u2019d shot me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One thing to remember is that this was published in 1981–a very different time from now. Yet even then Spenser was thoughtful.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou still disapprove, don\u2019t you?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI do the best I can to approve and disapprove only of my own behavior. I don\u2019t always succeed, but I try. I\u2019m trying now and I\u2019m going to keep at it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, I think this is the last time Spenser has sex with someone other than Susan.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo need to generalize. We did more than fuck last night, but we\u2019re not in love. For Susan it wouldn\u2019t have to be love, but it would involve feelings that you and I don\u2019t have: interest, excitement, commitment, maybe some intrigue. For Suze it would involve relationship. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say for you, although I bet it had a little something to do with the agent you used to sleep with. For me it was sexual desire satisfied. I like you. I think you\u2019re beautiful. You seemed to be available. I guess we could say that what was involved for me was affectionate lust.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I still like this passage. It doesn’t feel nearly as dated as it should.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou weren\u2019t with me. You were there to protect me.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAh-hah,\u201d I said. <\/p>\n

She looked at me. There was no humor in her look. Her eyes were wet and her face was somber. \u201cWhat\u2019s that mean?\u201d she asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt means, loosely, oh-oh. It means that since I\u2019ve been with you, you\u2019ve been between Scylla and Charybdis. You need me to protect you, but the need compromises your sense of self.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt underscores female dependency.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in the office up there, you were scared. And being scared, you were glad I was with you, and that underscored the female dependency even more.\u201d <\/p>\n

She shrugged. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when you told me you could get information from an agent you used to sleep with, you weren\u2019t showing off your liberation, you were being bitter. You were trying to make light of your feeling that to get what you needed, you had to go to a man and get an I.O.U. in return for sexual favors, or something like that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It kind of amazes me how well these books have held up.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Random House Audio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Savage Place, Audio Version (1981\/1987) Robert B. Parker narrated by Michael Prichard This is another fascinating look at Spenser, his ethics, and how he changes even over the course of the first few book. He’s still admitting to having served in Korea. \u201cDo you remember the first time?\u201d \u201cThe time, not the person. 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