Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

ORIGIN

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Harvard Professor Robert Langdon is back and better than ever. Is the storyline different? No, but for some reason this episode seemed mor...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Summa Metaphysica Book 2

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The author sent me a copy of his book to read and review: I’m not Jewish. And even if I was, I probably would not understand what I just...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

the FATNESS

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The author sent me an autographed copy of his novel to read and review: Mark A. Rayner wrote this spoof about socialized medicine in...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

THE LYING GAME

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I struggled with the first half of this story and I shouldn’t have because it was a worthy third novel by Ruth Ware, best selling author ...
Monday, September 4, 2017

the Labyrinth Wall

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The author and her public relations representative sent my fourteen year old grandson, Kai O, an autographed copy of her novel to read and...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

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Betty Smith’s entertaining 1943 novel is reminiscent of Charles Dickens’ novels of the mid 1800s. Both wrote poignant stories about the p...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

WE ARE HOLDING THE PRESIDENT HOSTAGE

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The author and his editorial manager sent me a copy of his novel to review: He did it again! Another innovative novel by Warren Adler, t...
Monday, August 7, 2017

DRAGON TEETH

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Knowing that the literary world is full of ghost writers , it’s almost unfathomable to believe that another new Michael Crichton novel has...
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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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