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Summary: The new Madrid run
Review: A fast read but not near as beleavable as Lucifers Hammer or Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse. Kind of reminded me of a first attempt at a survival novel.
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Summary: All it is meant to be
Review: "The New Madrid Run" wa a highly entertaining read that most definitely held my interest throughout the entire book. While some may criticize it for it's simplicity, I feel NMR is all it was meant to be~an enjoyable, entertaining, easy read. Had I wanted "War and Peace" or "The Fountainhead", I would have reread them. Furthermore, the author has a unique wit that I found most entertaining. This prompted me to pick up his next book "The Hawks of Kamalon". For those of you wishing a thicker plot or a more challenging read, then "Hawks" may be what you're looking for. Keep up the great work, Michael Reisig. I'm anxiously awaiting your next novel.
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Summary: unforgettable
Review: This is one the best books I have read in a long time. It was so real and exciting, I couldn't put it down. I lived in Florida and as I was reading I could see and feel each thing they were going through, it was great. Mr. Reisig keep up the good work you have what it takes to bring good reading to us who enjoy the world of make believe that seems so real. Thank you for adding to my book enjoyment. I'm waiting for a second book from the New Madrid Run with bated breath. Bobbi Mixon From California
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Summary: Not what I expected...
Review: Well Michael Reisig you sure ruined my 3 day weekend. How? By writing a book I could not put down. I thought I would be able to read a little and stop and do other much needed things..but no way. Having lived on a sailboat for 21/2 years, in Florida for 6 years and now in Arkansas for 6 years I could identify with everything in The New Madrid Run. I know when I start a book by either Beatrice Small or Dale Van Every not to plan on doing anything else until I've finished the book. Now it looks like I will have to add Michael Reisig to that list. Had I wanted anything other than an action packed, weekend thriller I would have made a point of going to the public library on Thursday at 4:45p.m.and checking out War and Peace. For a first time author I feel this one is Mah-ve-lous! Keep up the good work and I look forward to finding something new by Michael soon.
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Summary: Simply a good book.
Review: The New Madrid Run is an excellant book. Not only was the author writing style entertaining, but I admire the amount of research that must have gone into such an action packed story. All of his characters were very believable and well rounded, unlike many of today's contemporary authors. They concentrate on one or two characters and consign the rest of the cast to flat two-dimensional roles in order to fool the reader into thinking thier lead character is more dynamic than in truth. I would suggest reading this book for the sheer enjoyment of it.
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Summary: Awe-Inspiring
Review: While the plot of this novel is indeed stimulating and breathtaking, the craft of the writing was startling in its freshness, originality, and poetic flow. It was as if I was reading the opening paragraphs from Conrad's Heart of Darkness or Cormac Macarthy's All the Pretty Horses. At times certain passages send me into rapturous linguistic delight. Daggerous fingers of sunlight seem to continually emanate from the prose. Wonderful. Wonderful!
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Summary: CAPTIVATING
Review: I charge the author of New Madrid Run, Michael Reisig, with the act of holding me captive overnight.Settling in with Mr. Reisig's book caused me personal terror, sleeplessness...and a high level of entertainment! I accuse you, Michael Reisig, of completely enthralling me as a Reader. "New Madrid Run" a summer blockbuster and must-read. The engaging entertainment value of the book is only surpassed by the haunting realization that this piece of fiction could become reality. Michael Reisig is a modern seer who carries the Reader along with him in his spellbinding visions of possibility. Well done!
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Summary: silly silly silly
Review: The book was a fun read, but not much substance. The sentences were a bit awkward and his descriptions left something to be desired. Cliches, cliches, cliches. The concept of the novel was intriguing, but the characters were very stereotypical. I felt like I was reading a made-for-tv movie.
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Summary: Not too challenging
Review: While I like the concept of the story, I found that there were some items I didn't enjoy. First was the simplicity with the writing. The author could have been more challenging with the structure of the book. The second area was the plot was too predictable in one way and too convenient in another.
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Summary: Engrossing.
Review: The New Madrid Run The post-apocalypse genre of novels has always been one of my guilty pleasures. (My wife kids me that it's a "sure sign of a sick mind.") While this novel doesn't rank with "Lucifer's Hammer," "The Stand," "Alas, Babylon," or "Warday," I enjoyed it nevertheless. I noted in some previous reviews that some readers found cause to savage Mr. Reisig's writing abilities. To a degree, I concur with some of them. (Although certainly not to the extent that I'd agree with one reviewer that his writing is "amateurish.") The sentence structure is awkward at times, the dialog doesn't always flow so well, and character development is a little sketchy. However, those limitations notwithstanding, the story line of this novel has loads of punch, and Mr. Reisig's spare, direct, journalist's style fairly careens the reader through the plot. The author seems much less infatuated with the thesaurus than most new novelists, and that's refreshing in itself. All in all, I found "The New Madrid Run" pretty doggone engrossing, and for readers who enjoy this genre, that's recommendation enough. HJ
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