Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Thursday, January 30, 2014

the GOLEM and the JINNI

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This is a remarkable debut novel by Helene Wecker that brings the fantasy genre to a new level. I haven’t read any better, even my previous...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Tragedy of Fidel Castro

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The author sent me a copy of this novel to review:   The real tragedy is that this novel changes direction way too many times. At one ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

The first phone call from heaven

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This is the story of a town’s somewhat cavalier attitude towards the possible presence of heaven. When confronting the possibility of heave...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The ABOMINABLE

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It seems to me that the latest novel by Dan Simmons is receiving unjustified criticism. If you have read The Terror , Drood , or Black Hi...
Saturday, December 14, 2013

A GORDIAN WEB

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The publishing consultant sent me a copy of this novel to review: I was pleasantly surprised with Guy Butler’s second novel of a pro...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

DEAD ENERGY

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The author sent me a copy of this novel to review:   This maiden novel by James M. Corkill is satisfactory at best. Mr. Corkill displa...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

PARASITE

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About a third of the way into this novel, I became aware of the dreaded words on page 502, “To be continued…” Mira Grant, are you kidding m...
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rick o.
I started reading in earnest during high school, because of a wonderful English teacher. I basically read the classics. I would buy one Signet Classic after another. My favorite being David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I stopped serious reading while serving four years in the U.S.Marine Corps. When I got out, I started reading every genre possible. I still like reading all types of novels including sci-fi, historical fiction, non-fiction and lately I like non-fiction that reads like fiction. A example would be 'Destiny of the Republic' by Candice Millard, or 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson. But knowing me, a new genre of writing could get my interest and I'll start reading that. I still read sci-fi, even if I'm hot on a new genre. So my thanks goes out to my teacher for opening my eyes to the likes of Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, Daniel Defoe, and my favorite name, William Makepeace Thackeray.
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