Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Prince and the Pauper

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Once again Mark Twain leaves the comfortable surroundings of the Mississippi River to write another grim tale of Merry Old England. Like Tw...
Friday, November 6, 2015

Because

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review: Jack A. Langedijk’s maiden novel was a up and down somewhat dark novel. Not d...
Monday, October 26, 2015

UTOPIA

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Wow, what made me take on this 1516 tale? This is the original Utopia that bred many utopian and dystopian novels over the years since (and...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Rarity from the Hollow

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review: To say the least, this novel was different. Knowing that Robert Eggleton is a...
Friday, October 9, 2015

The Nightingale

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Kristin Hannah has written a significant novel concerning the German occupation of the town of Carriveau, France during WWII. Kristin highl...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

DEAD WAKE

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The British luxury liner Lusitania ’s last crossing (5/01/1915) of the Atlantic Ocean is documented by Erik Larson, but in his narrative n...
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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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