Richard Ungar

Book ReviewTime Trapped

Reviewer's Rating: 
1
I never forget a book, but in this case I'll make an exception.
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GP Putnam's Sons, 2013

Book one of the Time Snatchers was a favored first book by an author that's practically local to my own location. Both of these made me want to love book two and I hope for Richards sake there are many out there who do because I'm just not one of them. This book is a frenzy. Caleb is truly stressed, trapped, and out of time/ideas. He is frustrated, angry, afraid, and in a corner. None of this, from a reader's perspective, is a big problem if there is equal balance of something lighter - romance, minor characters that are comedic in nature - but there is no balance to the burdens of Caleb. Richard does a good job of making us...

Book ReviewTimesnatchers

Reviewer's Rating: 
4
I truly enjoyed this book...and yet, it failed to rock my world because (see explanation in review).
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G.P. Putnam’s Sons (imprint of Penguin), 2012

I can only hope this will NOT be a stand alone novel. There are, after all, quite a few avenues for further stories at the conclusion of this novel. GO RICHARD GO! Reading Time Snatchers was like watching TV with a bowl of MnM peanuts at the side. There are nuggets of historical facts that you keep munching on and when the bowl is empty, your hand keeps searching for more until you realize it’s all up, aw man! For a first novel, this reads like the big leagues. I love it when...

Book ReviewThe Time Snatchers

Reviewer's Rating: 
4
I truly enjoyed this book...and yet, it failed to rock my world because (see explanation in review).
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G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2012

I can only hope this will NOT be a stand alone novel. There are, after all, quite a few avenues for further stories at the conclusion of this novel. Go Richard Go! Reading Time Snatchers was like watching TV with a bowl of MnM peanuts at the side. There are nuggets of historical facts that you keep munching on and when the bowl is empty, your hand keeps searching for more until you realize it’s all up, aw man! I love it when an author is this sharp, this well written and this good at the game. Whoo! Whoo! (or is the correct spelling, Whoot? I never hear the ‘t’ when people say it out loud.)