The Last Manly Man [Import] [Paperback]

Sparkle Hayter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: No Exit Press (January 14, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1901982378
• ISBN-13: 978-1901982374
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously Funny, July 13, 2000

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This review is from: The Last Manly Man: A Robin Hudson Mystery (Paperback)

Don't let the faint damns (as in, praised with) scare you off: this is Hayter's best novel yet. True, her style has shifted a bit from the determined absurdity of her earlier tales. It's still funny, but it isn't *just* funny; her characters are rounder, her darks are darker, and her wackiness is more pointed as she (and her heroine) come to grips with the complexities of gender politics. This is a book with something to say, and as you'd expect from Hayter, it's something fresh, offbeat and individualistic. A little more than a comic mystery, a little less (thank heaven!) than a post-modern extravaganza, _The Last Manly Man_ is satisfying, thought-provoking, literary and wicked. What more do they want from a working woman?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stay with it, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: The Last Manly Man: A Robin Hudson Mystery (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Great!, August 21, 1998

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This review is from: The Last Manly Man: A Robin Hudson Mystery (Robin Hudson Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Robin Hudson is back on track after her introspective period in the previous book (Revenge of the Cootie Girls). Finding out why her crazy neighbor always hated her and that she has a body double was perfect. And the story was seemingly so "out there," yet science is starting to keep up with science fiction, so maybe it's not so far fetched. It was also a little sad reflecting on her relationships. Robin seems to be listening to her biological clock, but this book is very fun to read and should be read by anyone who has a sense of humor and likes mysteries.