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Summary: Bill, you wrote this?!?!? Aren't you ashamed?
Review: It astonishes me is that the highly-vocal high-moraled O'Reilly put out this sex and profanity filled tripe with his name on it. It feels like he really enjoyed concocting the murders, not to mention the electric thrill of being able to slander Democrats in the voice of a "fictional" character. It all feels like the product of a gloomy, twisted mind -- but it really is O'Reilly, apparently. If he were a guest on his own show with this book, he'd tear himself apart. (Which would be more interesting than reading the book.)
If there's any question as to the clunkiness of the writing, just look at the sample pages here on Amazon. From page 1 on, it's flat and dreary. High school quality. The difference between writing and typing. Sorry, Bill! Should have used a pseudonym.
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Summary: You have got to be kidding...
Review: Is it not obvious to everyone who sees this book that the murderer is supposed to be dear old Bill? I mean, come on! Someone really needs to watch out for this guy. when he's finally taken down, loses his TV show, and is shown to be the worthless dreg of society he is, he's going to get a gun and go after people. Dan Rather better have good bodyguards.And beyond that, this book is badly written, sopilistic, and contains a lot of filth. i've seen better porn on the internet.
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Summary: Just Awful
Review: Sophomoric writing, predictable plot. Moronic in parts. How did this get published? Oops, I just figured it out.
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Summary: Wow!!! Funny!!!
Review: When Al Frankin mentioned this book in "Lying Liars" I thought "No way--he has to be joking." But he isn't! O'Reilly, after mocking any element of pop culture involving sex and violence, writes a novel about. . . . sex and violence! I'm cracking up here--doesn't anyone actually pay attention to the disconnect between what the man says and what the man does?
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Summary: Fabulous Book!
Review: I am a huge fan of Bill O'Reilly and I think it is only fitting that he write a story about what he knows best! (Smile). All teasing aside, "THOSE WHO TRESPASS: A NOVEL OF MURDER AND TELEVISION by mulit-talented Bill O'Reilly is a fabulous read. The characters are exciting, the dialogue lively, and the plot is to-die-for! If you are into books that keep you glued to your comfy chair from page one on then this is the book for you! Take "10" Bill O' Reilly, you've earned it! (A highly recommended novel!)
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Summary: O'Reilly a factor in suspense thriller
Review: Buy it at Amazon.com
288 pages - Bantam Press
(April 1998) If you like watching Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, you will be delighted by this novel. You will wonder how O'Reilly ever kept his career in the industry when you learn that the novel is about a crazed newsman who is killing the people responsible for hurting his career and that the story has scathing images of venal, corrupt, cowardly, and dishonest newspeople. This is a very entertaining book in which nasty careerist, anti-news journalists manipulate and cheat their way until they meet with deservedly bitter consequences. It is a double-edged mystery with a clever New York detective and an attractive New York columnist, who, of course, fall for each other (actually told with more subtlety than I associate with O'Reilly). But the real entertainment is in the devastating description of television news and the maneuvering, commercial/careerist values, which dominate the profession. A good read.
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Summary: Witty and Scathing O'Reilly
Review: Bill O'Reilly, Those Who Trespass New York: A Novel of Murder and Television 374pp - Onyx book (1998)
If you like watching Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, you will be delighted by this novel. You will wonder how O'Reilly ever kept his career in the industry when you learn that the novel is about a crazed newsman who is killing the people responsible for hurting his career and that the story has scathing images of venal, corrupt, cowardly, and dishonest newspeople.
This is a very entertaining book in which nasty careerist, anti-news journalists manipulate and cheat their way until they meet with deservedly bitter consequences. It is a nice mystery with an interesting New York detective and an attractive New York columnist, who, of course, fall for each other (actually told with more subtlety than I associate with O'Reilly). But the real entertainment is in the devastating description of television news and the maneuvering, commercial/careerist values, which dominate the profession.
A good read.
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Summary: Unimpressed
Review: I would like to start out saying I respect Mr. O'Reilly and I enjoy his television program "The OReilly Factor" quite a bit and rarely miss an episode. I also throughly enjoy his two recent books, this one however is, obiviously, his first effort and in some places it almost hurts to read. Mr. OReilly weilds a blunt instrument in his use of plot devices and seemed to concentrate more on killing people he couldn't stand in elaborate ways than any message he may have been trying to get across.
I believe I understand why Mr. OReilly wrote this book and I am glad that he did, but either he was too angry to think when he wrote it, or his editors were completely snowed, this would have been a good effort for a talented high school student, or a budding college student. Not what I would expect from someone of Mr. OReilly's obivious intelligence. I hate to sound so harsh but Mr. OReilly is all about "no spin" and I will not spin this for you. I recommend reading the book, but get it at the library, do not buy it.
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Summary: LEAD US NOT
Review: I am in almost total agreement with fellow reviewer Joe Lee, and couldn't have said it much better myself! In addition to his comments, I do believe that the revelation of the murderer so early negates most of the suspense thereafter, and the sudden disappearance of David Wayne, as Mr. Lee mentions, is totally baffling. I found Mr. O'Reilly's commentary and observations on the media very true. Not being in that valued 18-49 age range, I sometimes feel the media ignores us to the point of absurdity. I think it's great the real hero, Tommy, is just average looking, with a slight weight problem; now did the girl have to be so drop dead gorgeous? Oh, well, at least Hillary Moss was not a beauty. Not a bad read; it's kind of fun; more murders might have helped. SLIGHTLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: He's no Scott Turow
Review: An average mystery novel. My expectations were probably a bit high, because whatever you think of Bill O'Reilly, he's an exceptionally bright, literate man with a great deal of knowledge about the political spectrum--and he has worked in television at the network level for years. I figured all the ingreidients were here for an excellent read. High points: O'Reilly paints a very accurate picture of the cut-throat network television world, and there's some black humor to be found (one of the corporate bosses is a female named Hillary, and the serial killer who murders her manages to sneak into her apartment building on Halloween night wearing a Richard Nixon mask). Moreover, the premise that a would-be star at the network level who was screwed over by the system might go on a killing spree to get even is not entirely out of the question. However, O'Reilly's writing is surprisingly ordinary. He goes to great lengths to point out where each scene takes place, but there's precious little to make those places come alive--the sights, sounds and scents a reader can feel from good prose is missing here. The dialogue isn't bad--the rapport between Tommy O'Malley and Ashley Van Buren is believable, and the exchanges between the network news executives ring true. The plot of this novel indeed holds your attention until the final page, although the killer's identity is made plain 60-70 pages before the end. The David Wayne character simply disappeared, which is a problem--since he's mentioned in the same breath as the eventual killer many times, he shouldn't simply dry up and blow away. What the heck happened to the guy? All in all, O'Reilly could have done far worse, and he deserves lots of credit for giving this a shot. If you like his political commentary, you'll get a kick out of the story. And it goes without saying that you could do far worse than this if you're looking for something to read on a lengthy airplane flight.
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