Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Monday, November 27, 2017

ARTEMIS

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Andy Weir’s new novel moves from the world of Martian astronaut/potato farmer Mark Watney to the safer confines of Earth’s moon. I did lik...
Friday, November 17, 2017

then SHE was BORN

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review: When I finished the last page of Cristiano Gentili’s novel, I said to myself....
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

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Although Mark Twain published various writings previously, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was his first solo novel (1876). It was followed b...
Monday, November 6, 2017

DIARY OF A SNOOPY CAT

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The author sent a copy of her novel to my Children's Book Specialist, Pat Koelmel, to read and review: Not only am I a lover of the h...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Inca Book Series

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Award winning author, R.F. Kristi, emailed me to help promote her children's picture book series, which she says are multi-faceted. The ...
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...
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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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