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I am a married father of three little boys. I love football, soccer, hockey, cinema, literature and am a fierce libertarian.

I am not interested in pursuing the editor's desk. I would rather have some good, honest criticism (and compliments when appropriate). I don't care if you back the book or not, but twenty word appraisals saying, "Hey, not bad!" are just not helpful. I need to know what works and what does not work.

If you suggest a read swap with me, you go first. You'll get from me commensurate with what you gave to me. If I agree to do a read swap, it will be done within a couple days of you posting your observations. I will back anyone who gives me an honest and thorough appraisal.

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Les Miserables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Atlas Shrugged, The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, A Confederacy of Dunces, Nostromo, Dune, 1984, Animal Farm

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I wrote 541 days ago

"One thing that I did struggle with occasionally was the language within the book. As a British reader I found everything very American (descriptions, products, places)," says the HarperCollins reviewer. How dare he write an American book! "I think that with some editing to adapt certain words... view book

I wrote 553 days ago

This needs a run through the spell check, as well as some properly placed commas. tonight = that night, if we are to use the past tense. the scroungy man said/replied the pretty girl… dialogue tags like these are unnecessary. We already know whom he is addressing. Cutting these tags will make ... view book

I wrote 573 days ago

The first paragraph could work as an introduction, but I would suggest separating it somehow from the rest… and it you separate it, you almost have to make it longer, get more out of it. I would either do more with it or nothing at all. My arrival at the recreation zone made it clear why most of ... view book

I wrote 584 days ago

SF42 Review There is a gripping event lurking in that prologue, waiting to shine, but a few things need to be brushed away first. There are a lot of unnecessary modifiers, words like “unimaginably” that are instructing readers on what to think as well as clogging up the sentences. I would counsel... view book

I wrote 646 days ago

I think this is an exciting scenario with a lot of potential. There are a few points that could be worked on to improve it, I think. First of all, some editing… My eyes barely staying wide open … omit ‘wide’ His supervising engineer… His = I… I think the person changed here, unless I am misrea... view book

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