Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Friday, April 24, 2015

EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU

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The title of the book seems apropos because Celeste Ng almost put me to sleep by not telling me anything. Sometimes I was in a semi hypnoti...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

CHASING TEXAS

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The author sent me a copy of his novel for review: It’s self-evident that Reese Newton is a big fan of Cormac McCarthy (as am I). He writ...
Monday, March 30, 2015

ROOM (1219)

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This book (historical novel?) is much more than the three trials of Fatty Arbuckle for manslaughter...it is also about the history of silen...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

ORYX and CRAKE

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Did I like this foreboding novel by Margaret Atwood? Absolutely! However, I am not a big fan of flashback writing. Nevertheless, I realized...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

MALIA'S MIRACLES

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The author sent me an autographed copy of her novel to review: This is by far the most exciting novel of the series to date. I think t...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

CAT'S CRADLE

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Kurt Vonnegut’s 1963 novel satirizing the complete destruction of the world is the cat’s meow. It was as funny as Joseph Heller’s, Catch-2...
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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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