Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Monday, January 26, 2015

FAR FROM the MADDING CROWD

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Can anybody write better prose than Thomas Hardy? The descriptive writers of the 1800s were truly amazing. When I compare their works with ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

DARK DIGITAL SKY

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to review: Is it an interesting gumshoe novel? Yes, but a little repetitive because the reader is...
Monday, January 5, 2015

At the Mountains Of Madness

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Holy smoke, we have the good, the tedious, and the ugly in H.P Lovecraft’s classic novella, At the Mountains of Madness . H. P. Lovecraft p...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Arsenal Of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm An America at War

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This is the first email review done  unknowingly  by past contributor, Deron O for the The Arsenal of Democracy by A.J. Baime: I finishe...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

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Is there a name for a short chapter book? I don’t think so, but it makes for elongated reading. By that I mean, it’s easy to say to yoursel...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

CUSTER'S GOLD

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The author sent me copy of his novel to review: M. John Lubetkin writes a gripping novel in the style of Harry Turtledove, the guru of al...
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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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