Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Friday, June 27, 2014

BURNING UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to review: If I didn’t recently read and review (12/09/2012) Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle To...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The GOLDFINCH

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Donna Tartt’s novel certainly merits the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, but does have some discernible flaws (we will discuss later). I ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Ashlynn's Dreams

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The author sent me an autographed copy of her novel to review: Gadzooks! An epistolary novel with a whisper of science fiction. A remark...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

ACROSS GREAT DIVIDES

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The author sent me a copy of her novel for review: Monique Roy writes an rousing story about a Jewish family leaving Germany during the...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

THE ROAD TO GOD

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The author sent me an autographed copy of his novel to review: When I first got a hold of this novel, I thought it was going to be one...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

THE HOTEL on PLACE VENDOME

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This was a marvelous read that dealt with the occupation of Paris (1940-1944), but more so with the occupants of the Hotel Ritz. The blood ...
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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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