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Just finished: Soldier of Sidon. This is Gene Wolfe's third installment of my favorite amnestic Roman mercenary known as Latro, Lewqys, Lucius, or L. You don't need to read the first two, this book has stand alone quality. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

To will: You make a good argument for China Mieville, but some of his work is hard to understand. He also reminds me of Dickens, but in the way he makes some invented words seem real. I agree that he is brilliant, although he seems to be writing for William F. Buckley. Book Reviews And Comments...

I understand the last two China M. wrote were very good, but I'm still trying to get over Kraken. Did you notice that I didn't use that that? Until now. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just Finished: The Stars Are Also Fire by Poul Anderson. I struggled with this book for about 75 pages, then I got it, then I lost it again, then I didn't understand what all the commotion was about at the end. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just Finished: The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell. The fifth book in the Saxon Tales finds Uhtred of Bebbanburg continuing his heroics. King Alfred the Great tries to unite England while fighting off the Danes. Excellent historical fiction novel. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just finished: Forgotten Life by Brian Aldiss. A better title for this book would be "Forgotten Novel". Written by a Hugo Award winner, to my knowledge my review is the first. I guess the realism in lieu of fantasy didn't work. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just finished: Millennium People by J.G. Ballard. I didn't think it was one of his best efforts, although it got rave reviews. The biggest weakness was that Ballard didn't have a resolution to the " middle-class " problem. He just gave up at the novel's end. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just finished: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin. This is the latest cliffhanger du jour, the fifth in the A song of Ice and Fire series. My only regret is that I have finished it! What do you read next? Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Beer good- It sounds like a very interesting book, I see it's available through Amazon. I also see that no one has written a review- maybe you should. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

It was meant in deference to Dickens, the greatest story-teller of all time. I meant the book of the month should a current book by a interesting writer. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

That's why I suggested Kraken. China mieville is hard to read, but enjoyable. Maybe his latest- Embassytown would be a great book to debate. We need to talk about meaningful authors, more than a particular book. But I agree with Jazzy33- it should be a current book, rather than a Oliver Twist...

Just finished: Leaving Van Gogh by Carol Wallace. A wonderful, although too short historical novel about Vincent Van Gogh's last year of his life. This was his bright color period of painting, which produced many of his famous works. He suffered from mental illness and took his own life at age...

I've read five Dan Brown novels and they were all great except The Lost Symbol, It's almost like he has gone commercial. His best was Deception Point, a novel nobody talks about. I think he should lay off Langdon for awhile. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Just finished: We, the drowned by Carsten Jensen. A historical fiction novel that tells the story of a Danish shipping town between the years 1848 - 1945. 678 pages of enjoyable reading, but not the classic some reviewers are calling it. Compare it to Moby Dick? I don't think so. Book Reviews...

It's probably the late great Boom Boom Geoffrion. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

One of the best novels written involving Vlad was The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It was her first book and it was great- I highly recommend it. I doubt highly that any vampire would have the nerve to enter Canada! Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Momac- Did you know that is going to be the first of three? I did reviews on Night over water, The pillars of the Fire, and World without end- all Follett books, all great. Enjoy! Yes, Vlad is the original Dracula- lived 1431 to 1476, some people say he still lives. Book Reviews And Comments By...

Momac- You finished another novel! God Bless you. I just finished= Children of the Night by Dan Simmons, a five star book. If I'm going to read a vampire book, I prefer it to involve Vlad the Impaler, and it does. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Fantasy Moon- You are going to love the next two books. With George R.R. Martin, you never know who he is going to kill-off, or maim. The fifth book comes out in July. Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O

Momac- Not for nothing- how do you read these books so fast? Book Reviews And Comments By Rick O