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5.0 out of
5 stars Finished it yesterday and still reeling..., August 19, 2013
By
Elly
Michaels - See all my reviews
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review is from: Drop Out (Kindle Edition)
Wow! My
literature professors always said that a novel is praiseworthy if it inspires in
the reader strong emotions, and Neil Ostroff's Drop Out certainly does that.
5.0 out of
5 stars Drop Out, July 29, 2013
By
Dora
Preston - See all my reviews
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review is from: Drop Out (Kindle Edition)
Ostroff
hits a home run. Drop Out is a truly inspiring story of heartbreaking loss,
survivor's guilt, and the healing power of unconditional love. I highly
recommend this book.
5.0 out of
5 stars One of the most emotionally moving books I have ever read., July
28, 2013
By
Mary Lou
Transue - See all my reviews
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Since I am 82 years old I read this book rivited to the
story line with so many deaths. I have had most of my friends pass and many with
Hospice Care so I was attracted to learn what Hospice does to ease the end of
life.
The book was fast reading and very very moving. In a way it was extremely spiritual and it made me realize
how lucky we all are for every breath we take and every day we live.
Buy it and read it. You will not regret it.
The book was fast reading and very very moving. In a way it was extremely spiritual and it made me realize
how lucky we all are for every breath we take and every day we live.
Buy it and read it. You will not regret it.
WHY EVEN WRITE?
I've been doing the internet
interview thing again and recently I was asked something that I hadn't been
asked before. The questioned posed was; "What do you hope to achieve with your
writing?"
I had to think about that one for a moment before I could offer a reasonable response. I'm actually not looking to achieve anything with my writing except to provide people with entertainment (an imaginary retreat from the real world). I'm not looking to win any big awards (though I'm not opposed). I don't think I'm going to get rich from this (though that would be nice). And I'm not looking at my writing as a way to meet women (I'm married). So why exactly am I constantly in front of my keyboard tapping until carpel tunnel kicks in?
Simple, I'm addicted to storytelling.
I describe my books as quick, exciting, thought-provoking, powerful reads, devoid of mind-numbingly boring character details, but characters that will forever haunt your memory. My plots are both uniquely insightful and yet jarring at the same time.
I don't think my books will ever hit the mainstream market but I could get a viral following of readers who want to experience the kinds of stories that stay with you long after finishing the final page. As one of my fans put it in an email to me; "I love your novels because I can read them in a few hours, which is good, because I can never put them down once I start one."
Such high praise pinks my cheeks. The freedom of an author to write any type of novel they want without worrying if a certain publisher will accept the material is amazing. I will NEVER have a publisher or agent tell me to rewrite a novel again.
In my early, exciting days as a New York-agent-represented author I had several publishers tell me to take out what I thought were some of the best parts of my novels because they felt the scenes wouldn't sell to the mainstream public. Well, guess what? I don't want to sell to the mainstream public. I want to sell to people who are interested in reading something they've never read before, something that may touch them deeply or maybe scare the h*ll out of them. No boring, conventional, formulaic, mainstream stories here. Just a crazy, obsessed, introverted author airing out the over-cluttered attic of his mind.
I had to think about that one for a moment before I could offer a reasonable response. I'm actually not looking to achieve anything with my writing except to provide people with entertainment (an imaginary retreat from the real world). I'm not looking to win any big awards (though I'm not opposed). I don't think I'm going to get rich from this (though that would be nice). And I'm not looking at my writing as a way to meet women (I'm married). So why exactly am I constantly in front of my keyboard tapping until carpel tunnel kicks in?
Simple, I'm addicted to storytelling.
I describe my books as quick, exciting, thought-provoking, powerful reads, devoid of mind-numbingly boring character details, but characters that will forever haunt your memory. My plots are both uniquely insightful and yet jarring at the same time.
I don't think my books will ever hit the mainstream market but I could get a viral following of readers who want to experience the kinds of stories that stay with you long after finishing the final page. As one of my fans put it in an email to me; "I love your novels because I can read them in a few hours, which is good, because I can never put them down once I start one."
Such high praise pinks my cheeks. The freedom of an author to write any type of novel they want without worrying if a certain publisher will accept the material is amazing. I will NEVER have a publisher or agent tell me to rewrite a novel again.
In my early, exciting days as a New York-agent-represented author I had several publishers tell me to take out what I thought were some of the best parts of my novels because they felt the scenes wouldn't sell to the mainstream public. Well, guess what? I don't want to sell to the mainstream public. I want to sell to people who are interested in reading something they've never read before, something that may touch them deeply or maybe scare the h*ll out of them. No boring, conventional, formulaic, mainstream stories here. Just a crazy, obsessed, introverted author airing out the over-cluttered attic of his mind.
