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May.24.2013 - 11:41 am
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan is a good, deftly written short novel about a young couple--Edward and Florence--whose marriage fails on their wedding night because Florence is...
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May.20.2013 - 6:25 pm
Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street
  Even though by now we know most what Neil Barofsky packs into his book, Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street, it remains worth reading...
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May.17.2013 - 5:17 pm
Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
  Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré is a novel about a Russian money-launderer (Dima) who seeks the help of a friendly British couple (Perry and Gail) when they meet on...
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May.12.2013 - 2:14 pm
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami is a congenial, amusing, yet slow-moving novel that demonstrates the fundamental truth about fiction and storytelling in general: there are...
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Comments from Robert

Jan.27.2013 - 5:47 am
In response to: Sherburne-Stories by R.T. Smith
Walker Percy and Robert Penn Warren
The Moviegoer is the first Percy book I would suggest reading.  All the King's Men is a classic novel about...
Jul.11.2012 - 10:03 am
In response to: Should characters be likeable?
What does interesting mean?
Chris: I enjoyed your comment.  I can't endorse any rules about likeability or anything else in a novel, so I'm...
Jul.04.2012 - 4:31 pm
In response to: Should characters be likeable?
Do characters need to be likable
I agree with you; interesting is the benchmark, whether interesting good or interesting detestable is less important....
Jul.04.2012 - 2:12 pm
In response to: Should characters be likeable?
More on characters in fiction...and family connections
Dear Farzana: Thank you for your comment. It has prompted me to write a related blog, which you may find of interest....
Dec.19.2011 - 4:23 pm
In response to: Where Do You Get Your Ideas? What About This One?
Your Comment
Dear Eric: Point well taken. I'll look at your books and appreciate your comment. Robert

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The prophet Daniel saw two men, one clothed in linen.
Feb.11.2012
The Man Clothed in Linen
Published by Amazon
By Meg @ A Bookish Affair (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Man Clothed in Linen (Kindle Edition) This is a really great read. Earle takes the...
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About Robert

I have been writing fiction since my teens. I continued doing this through a twenty year career in the Foreign Service and now write full-time in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.  
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