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Nationally renowned author, James Thayer’s brilliant crossover into the literary love story arena! Locked in a desk for decades, a lost poem destined to bring together the unlikeliest of partners … He’d been wrecked but good this time. At thirty-four, down-and-out boxer Dennis Jones is loveless, motherless, penniless and directionless. When he opens his eyes after a particularly brutal fight, he sees a raven-haired, blue-eyed demon in the guise of an angel… More >>
The Boxer & the Poet: Something of a Romance
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James Thayer has done it again! Witty, fast-paced, engaging, intellegent writing at its best! Thanks, Jim!
Rating: 5 / 5
James Thayer’s thrillers have all been must read for me. He is at the top of his game in that genre.
Yet THE BOXER & THE POET is the best book he’s written. Super characterization, wonderful plot, and best of all, a voice which is unique. It is a romance; however, it is so much more. Character study, really fun plot which derives from the characters, and some of the best dialogue you’ll ever read. One thing it is not: it isn’t your basic romance novel. One thing it has that it does not flaunt: literary elements–but you’d never know it.
What it is: it is a fusion of romance, action, adventure and character development. You’ll love Dennis Jones, alleged washed-up boxer. Dennis attends colleges wherever he happens to be. Isobel Autrey is a college professor of poetry who learns to be a stripper. Toss in the mix some gangsters, some real character characters, and some voodoo and Thayer bakes for 273 pages and ends up with the most satisfying close of any novel you’ll ever read.
Rating: 5 / 5
John McAdams (Fort Worth, Texas)
James Thayer has hit the jackpot again. After writing 13 successful “thriller” novels, Mr. Thayer has changed genres to a unique romance. Using a first person voice of a washed-up boxer who has an offchance encounter with a strong-willed poet, he sends the readers on a journey through the streets and Garden District of New Orleans in search of an Edgar Allen Poe original manuscript of one of his poems. With each succeeding chapter providing a surprise and a new twist in his tale, the author uses humor, insight and an even prose to weaver his tale of boxing and poetry. Each new character adds to the already amazing plot that finally ends in an unsuspecting conclusion. Nothing is given away to the reader and it is the guess of what comes next that keeps the reader entertained and cativated. A must read for anyone and especially a Thayer fan.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a wonderfully captivating and unusual romance from a master of thrillers, James Thayer. Uniquely written from the male point of view, it is clever, witty, fast moving, surprising and pure escape. Rich in description with fun twists and turns and a fabulous story, it’s an absolute delight to enjoy and savor!
Rating: 5 / 5
I have been a fan of James Thayer novels ever since I read Pursuit in the mid-late 80′s- and have read all the prior and all since… This one is very different and as usual, very very well-written and entertaining. Most prior novels/fiction involved intricate spies and thriller scenarios- and I have enjoyed them all. The Boxer & The Poet involves “Something of a Romance” (literally) as well as awesome boxing details, intricate New Orleans scenery and community, an enticing plot with bizarre bad-guys that you just want to slap (punch actually!) Add in some mystical voodoo (hoodoo voodoo- We Do!) and the whole book stirs up like a witches brew of unusual ingredients. I liked it so much that I savored every chapter and took my time reading it – thinking about and pondering what I had just read…. I can’t wait for the next Jame Thayer novel.. no matter what genre!
Rating: 5 / 5
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