Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak This is what authoritarian regimes do to artistic souls, more interested in love, art, and learning than brutal ideological efficiency. Pasternak wrote Doctor Zhivago during an era when people were more...
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It by Stephen King *** Spoiler Alert *** The story: A group of young, and unlikely, friends team up as the “losers club” to defeat a shape-shifting clown (pretty scary, really), only to grow up 27 or so years later to learn that the thing isn’t...
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Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Even if you’ve seen the movie more than 25 times, you’ll still love this book, look forward to getting back to it. There enough new (slightly) to keep it interesting, but especially, the writing a...
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In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami This is easily one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s a bit like Cannery Row meets Silence of the Lambs: a literary tale of two characters’ passage of something meaningful but with some brutal sex and violence...
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The Boys from Brazil by Ira Lavin WARNING! Spoils You for Good Novels Holy smoke! This book was awesome! I wish I had a list of books like this, which I’d never read, and kept them back, savoring them for when I know I’m going to be...
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Area 51 by Bob Mayer This is the guy’s-guy’s book of guy’s-guy’s books. If you’re a guy, you like sports, guns and think “art” is the name of guy on Sesame Street, you don’t like to read pages of...
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Life and Death by Stephanie Meyer This is how “Twilight” should have been written in the first place. *** SPOILER ALERT AT PART 3 BELOW *** ALL PAID LINKS #ad PART 1 – THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN While the Twilight series is...
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“The Superunknows” introduces Nicholas Tosa, a guitar superhero with powers of reckless abandonment. Austin Reams, the author of this novel, created Nicholas to fill a vacuum of music-based heroes “There are a lot of us – lovers of science...
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Read the The Fifth Wave series if you like Armageddon alien invasions, girl-power leads, plot twists, and well-developed science fiction technology. For those about to step onto a 23-hour flight to Australia – you cannot go wrong. You’re going to...
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We’re talking about YOUR rules! What is the standard by which YOUR novel will be written? What rules will YOU follow? What is the definition of a perfect novel or story to YOU? The true and correct answers to such questions are determined none...
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Yeah … first of all … get some guts … attitude! Google defines chutzpah like so — “shameless audacity; impudence.” Yes! Make no apologies about writing and being a writer! This may seem like a strange first...
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On June 13, 2016, Austin Reams was interviewed by the Oklahoman about his forthcoming novel, The Superunknowns. Photo by Austin Reams 2015: Lizard Creek, Wyoming. Copyright (c) 2015 Austin Reams. View from Lizard Creek, Tabitha’s home in...
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