Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Monday, January 25, 2016

CATHARSIS

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The author sent me a copy of her novel to read and review: Is Aurora Fox the female equivalent of Dirty Harry ? Maybe. Okay, I know Harr...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

WOOL

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This is the definitive dystopian novel that all challengers will be compared to. Hugh Howey has written the ultimate novel for this genre. ...
Monday, January 4, 2016

THE GIRL WITH THE TURTLE TATTOO

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to review: Daniel Basil Lyle’s novel, while somewhat of a stimulating story, was sometimes a patc...
Friday, January 1, 2016

ROBINSON CRUSOE

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This is a guest review from my 12 year old grandson Kai O: Originally titled The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crus...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

THIS LONG VIGIL

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The author sent me his short story to read and review: Bravo to veteran sci-fi writer Rhett C. Bruno who sent me his 20 page space saga. ...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

LOCK IN

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Hugo Award winner John Scalzi ( Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas ) has written an intriguing novel set in the future where the world is ...
Monday, December 7, 2015

NIGHT RIVER

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review: Has Hugh MacMullan III come up with the new Travis McGee ? The author likens...
Saturday, December 5, 2015

JOHN ADAMS

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This is the second email review done by past contributor, Deron O...this time for John Adams by David McCullough: This was a rare book w...
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...
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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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