Other Fiction


Ratings-
5 stars= couldn't put it down
4 stars= good enough to keep me reading
3 stars= an all-right read
2 stars= not great
1 star= a waste of time

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Disclaimer up front: I read 50-60 books a year, and consider maybe 10 of them really great. However, I'm such a book freak that I seldom find books that I consider below average. In fact, unless I get bored with a book, it will probably get 4 stars.

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Other Fiction- arranged alphabetically by author- anthologies at the end

I have read many more books than this. I'm not always motivated to write a review. Click on book titles to see the review


The graphic means that this book is one of the "Best of the Best." It may be a book that changed my life, or my thinking, or just one that has stuck with me as an outstanding example of a good read.

Richard Adams
Richard Adams was born in 1920, and is best known for Watership Down, which was finally published after seven rejections. It immediately gained international acclaim.

Jane Austen 1775-1817
English novelist writing romance and social criticism, widely read, but I'm not a big fan.
Lee R. Bobker 1925-1999
An American writer, known for documentary films.
Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855
Charlotte, with sisters Emily and Anne wrote under psedonyms because of the stigma of women as novelists. Jane Eyre was her greatest success, although she wrote several other novels.
Erskine Caldwell 1903-1987
An American author who wrote caustic novels of poverty and racism in the South. He was considered controversial, because many southerners felt he was overly critical.
Michael Chrichton 1942-2008
Chrichton is best known for his technothrillers, and wrote both books and for the screen. Although the science fiction books often lack depth, they usually explored ideas that were at the outside limits of possibility when they were published, making them extremely believeable. He is one of my favorite authors.
Tom Clancy 1947-
An American writer who focuses on military themes. I've read quite a few, but haven't managed to write any reviews.
  • Clear and Present Danger 1989 is my favorite
 Robin Cook 1940-
Cook is an American author who writes medical thrillers. I find his work extremely inconsistent, and I either like the books a lot or not at all.
Bryce Courtenay 1933-
Courtenay was born in South Africa but is naturalized as an Australian. He is one of Austrailia's most successful authors.
James Oliver Curwood 1878-1927
Curwood was an American adventure and romance writer and a conservationist. His works were highly popular in the early 20th century and many have been made into films.
Clive Cussler 1931-
American underwater adventurer and writer. A real-life treasure hunter, he uses his expertise to create fictional scenarios. His fictional hero is Dirk Pitt.
  • Vixen 03 1978
  • I will try to build this section to review the series
John Grisham 1955
Grisham is an American lawyer and author, known for his legal thrillers set in the South.
Stephen Hunter 1946-
Hunter is an American novelist and essayist. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for film critique.
Victor Hugo 1802-1885

Hugo was a French novelist, poet and essayist.
Ira Levin 1929-2007

Levin was an American novelist and playwright, known for chilling plots, although his plays were often lighter.
Jeff Long
Long is an American rock climber and novelist

Jeff Long links
Jeff Long official web site
Steve Martini 1946-
Martini is an American who writes legal novels.
Wilson Rawls 1913-1984
Rawls was an American author who wrote primarily for youth. His works won several awards.
James Siegel
Siegel is an American who writes thrillers.
Dalton Trumbo 1905-1976
Trumbo was a controversial novelist and screenwriter. His themes were often political and he was blacklisted when he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is credited with writing the screenplays to Exodus and Spartacus during this time, although he could not be named when they were released.
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