Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Horace Greeley's "Go west, young man" takes on a new meaning in James Bradley's eye-opening book. The history, narrated ...

This is not a classic story like the The Elephant's Journey by Jose Saramago, but it's not Walt Disney's Dumbo either. This ...

This novel is either part of John Varley's Eight Worlds stories or the second book of another wonderful trilogy. Varley is always uncl...

The premise of this book is exciting! Then you read it and realize it's barely worth remembering. The story begins with a volcano in Y...

It took almost ten years for Laura Hillenbrand to write her second book, and it's a doozy! Wow! I thought Seabiscuit was a great maid...

John Varley's Millennium is a distinctly different type of time-travel book, and I enjoyed it. It's not as good as The Time Machi...

The reviewers have been way too harsh on this novel by the great Arthur C. Clarke. Readers must remember that Clarke was 90 years old when...

John Varley states that this book is not a part of his novels and short stories known as the Eight Worlds future history. I say it is, and...

This is the latest delightful tale from Gene Wolfe published in 2010. Although only 300 pages, it seems to be a larger tale than it is. Ma...

All the prerequisites are here for another vintage novel from John Irving. Guess where the novel begins. New Hampshire, of course. Is a be...