Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Thursday, July 31, 2014

PATRIARCH RUN

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The author sent me an autographed copy of his novel to review: Benjamin Dancer writes a fast paced novel that rivals and apes Robert Lud...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Parsival or A Knight’s Tale

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This is a guest review from Deron O: I read Richard Monaco’s Parsival or A Knight’s Tale , the first of his Parsival series, many year...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

the BOYS in the BOAT

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Row, row, row your boat, gently down the Langer See. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. Okay, I changed "stream...
Saturday, July 5, 2014

BLACKHOLE BUTTERFLY

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The author sent me an autographed copy of this novel to review: This is a cleverly written novel by Salem, but I’m not sure I’m clever en...
Friday, July 4, 2014

POLYNIA

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Polynia is defined as an area of open water surrounded by sea ice; in other words, icebergs. Well, our weird fiction guru, China Mieville, h...
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...
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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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