The Cretaceous Paradox

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Summary: Book is very good
Review: I first discovered the prose and writings of Frank Carradine when I was doing time at the State Pen. Frank's book was some of the only science fiction books in the library(the others were all Frank Herbert Dune books) and most guys doing time read it at least twice. The writing pulls you in with it's verbosity. The scenes shift the reader from the future and to the past with a minimal amout of segue-sickness. What I also liked was that the characters all had multiple dimensions to them. From two-dimensional to fifth-dimensional, all seemed real to me. Even the talking dog bits were brilliant.

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Summary: Frank is a literary guru!
Review: Not since Kafka has the power of the word 'the' been tapped so well! Everytime 'the' appears in the narrative, it's as if you're reading that word for the very first time. Exciting stuff. 'The' is best used by F.J.C. to convey shock. Example,"The...the...the...machine works!" Powerful stuff indeed! Sentences begin and end with 'the' in Frank's mind. That's fine with me. If enjoying this book is a crime, lock me up and throw away the key.

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Summary: A challenging read for any gradeschooler
Review: Time travel storys usually give me a headache, but this one was simple enough that my head was fine after devouring all 250 pages of this opus. This writer's strength is that he does not presume to lord over the reader in terms of intelligence. Heck, his strength seems to be the fact that the average reader is smarter than he is. F.J. knows this and uses it to his advantage. I hope to see more come from him soon.