Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Thursday, July 27, 2017

SPECTRUM

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review: I didn’t find the genre of this novel post-apocalyptic or dystopian like most...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

EMPIRE of the SUMMER MOON

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In 1871, the Manifest Destiny was in full swing and it was time to rid the West of the hated Comanches. This 2010 bestseller by S.C. Gwynn...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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This is a guest review by my thirteen year old grandson, Kai O: Don’t panic! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy starts off as a normal...
Sunday, July 2, 2017

the X VARIANT

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The author sent me a copy of her novel to review: When the author, Rosemary Cole, said her novel would be a post-apocalyptic/time trave...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Kidnapped

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Sharpen up your Gaelic and colloquial language skills if you want to get through this classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson set in 1751 Sc...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

A CHILD MADE TO ORDER

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The author sent me an autographed copy of his novel to review: Norwegian filmmaker and author Piotr Ryczko offers the literary world ...
Saturday, June 3, 2017

the BEAR and the NIGHTINGALE

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Although Katherine Arden is a Texan by birth, she writes like a seasoned Russian novelist. I presume studying Russian literature in Moscow...
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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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