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ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE by Agatha Christie: Mais oui! Our small man with large moustaches and a egg shaped head is back. Does he live in England, speak French, and come from Belgium? Eh bien, it must be Agatha Christie’s famous flatfoot, Hercule Poirot. This is my fifth Hercule mystery, and as...

THE PECAN MAN: Cassie Dandridge Selleck writes a 142 page short story that some reviewers are comparing to Harper Lee’s classic To kill a Mockingbird. Are you kidding me? The only comparison that I can see is that the narrator of the novel, Ora Lee Beckworth, has Lee in her name. And okay there...

The Digital Sea: The confused world of augmented reality resurfaces in this mystery/spy novel set in the year 2052 by Thomas K. Carpenter. I only say that because this theme is my least favorite when I’m reading sci-fi, or fantasy novels. I’m reminded of Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End, the 2007...

The Distant Hours: Kate Morton spins a tale of gothic measure in her 2010 novel, The Distant Hours. Spinster twin sisters, Percy and Saffy Blythe, are living within the ever-dilapidating walls of their once vibrant castle. Since the hauntingly gruesome death of their mother and their father’s...

Re the Snow Child: If you read my entire review, you will see that I also liked the book. I was just having a little fun with that first paragraph.ricksreviews.blogspot.com:oops:

The Snow Child: Even Eowyn’ first name ( pronounced: A-o-win ) conjures up a sort of mysterious tint on her somewhat mystic first novel. Actually, her first name is based on a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. I found this novel haunting and thought-provoking, especially...

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES: Another classic from the gloom and doom meister, Cormac McCarthy. Not as much doom as normal since this novel is more of a study of evil. Published in 1992, this is the first volume of his famous The Border Trilogy. This was an incredible story and exciting and hard to...

THE AGE OF MIRACLES Earth’s rotation is really slowing down! Don’t get alarmed, because it slows down 1.7 milliseconds every 100 years, or so. But in Karen Thompson Walker’s debut novel, the day grew 56 minutes before the scientists even noticed, and when they did a scientist said on TV “To a...

This is the first paragraph of my review of a book the author sent me requesting a review: Goblin Night Fever by Indigo Lane... According to folklore, goblins are evil spirits that cause mischief and harm. Indigo Lane proves that theory erroneous in this amusing and bewitching self proclaimed...

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But we have hardly told you anything, at best you should be confused about what we said, and anxious to read this novel. ricksreviews.blogspot.com

I also think it interesting on how Yann Martel reached back into the history of shipwrecks and cannibalism to come up with the tiger’s name of Richard Parker. Since Meadow 337 brought up the alternate ending, I wonder if Pi consider himself Richard Parker? And if this ending was the real one, I...

In chapter 100, Mr. Okamoto's letter to the author supports the tiger story for debatable reasons: "Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr. Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger." ricksreviews.BlogSpot.com

To Meadow 337 : Absolutely! There are many parts and questions that are open for discussion in this interesting novel. For openers, your question is very alluring. See my entire review on my blog. ricksreviews.BlogSpot.com

LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. For some reason that children’s rhyme popped into my mind as I started to read this tale of survival. It involves a 16 year old Indian boy, and a 3 year old, 450 pound...

Just finished: A Higher Call: My God, what a book! Adam Makos with Larry Alexander bring us this harrowing and chivalrous story of two World War II Air Forces. This is not just a story about an incident involving a German Messerschmitt BF 109, and a U.S. B17 Flying Fortress. No, it’s also about...

I'm a Dan Brown Fan also- I've read every book he has written. [I]The Last Symbol[I] is the only book that I didn't really like. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

I think that was the best book Dan Brown wrote, yet so few people mention it. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Outer dark This 1968 novel written by Cormac McCarthy is brilliant, but also one of the most disheartening stories that I’ve ever read. Warning: If you are suffering from depression, don’t even think about reading this somber book. Cormac is truly the gloom and doom master. A quote from 'All...