Critical Mick

"Thanks for the good wishes and a great review, Mick. It's a three lobster review (they're the best)."

- Gerard F. Bianco, Maine-based author of The Deal Master.

"Thanks so much for your interest and for the compliments on my website. Yours is rule-free cool."

- Alex Barclay, author of Darkhouse.

"I thoroughly enjoyed your review of Seagulls. It's refreshing to say the least and I don't mind in the least being compared with pulp fiction. Rock on as they say and keep going!"

- Eileen Casey, author of Seagulls.

"Thanks for the kind words, Mick. What I like about your reviews is that none of them seem the same and they are so very entertaining. On second thought, maybe the 'literary' world needs more reviewers like you."

- Francine Biere, author of Death in the Desert.

"Thanks for your great review of Murder Etouffee. You are a great writer and should have your own work published. Next time you are in Oklahoma, please give me a call. There is a little hole in the wall pub here called VZD's and they pour the best black and tans this side of ... well, Tulsa anyway. Heck, maybe I can even talk a couple of those pretty blondes from my booksigning into joining us. "

- Eric Wilder, author of Murder Etouffee and Big Easy.

"Thanks for your kind words - I hope I win the Best Book Read 2006!"

- Jon Smith, author of The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy.

"The review you did of Lake of Sorrows with myself and Nicci French (whose books I quite like, actually) as guests on Ricki Lake's talk show has to be my all-time favorite review. It's just brilliant. I must have e-mailed the link to everyone I know!"

- Erin Hart, author of Lake of Sorrows.

"Tarnation Mick, Linda and I laughed our britches off a readin' your review. You said you had something special planned and I now see it was worth the wait.... I like your unruly reviews. It is refreshing to see something new and different."

- George and Linda Weaver Clarke, Melinda and the Wild West.

"Thanks Mick. Now that is the most creative and bizarre review I have ever read. THANKS so much for the experience. "

- Mark Leslie, author of One Hand Screaming.

"Your criticisms are fair and justified... most of your comments were positive, and I deeply appreciate them. I knew you'd write an honest, 'without rules' review, and you did so. A thousand thanks!"

- David James Trapp, The Bard of Bethlehem.

"You made [The Machine Man Letters] sound so good in your review that I actually want to read my own book again! Thanks a million for all the time and attention you've directed at me and my humble writing efforts. I really can't thank you enough."

- Monte Davis, author of The Machine Man Letters.

"The problem with your tactic... is that there's not enough story to make sense, and not enough book review to determine if I'd be interested in reading The Black Echo or not."

- John C.
Mick sez: fair enough! Honest opinions
are always welcome on criticalmick.com.

"Hello and thanks for sharing your story. This is an interesting piece and there is a lot of really funny things. Mixing a book review in with a story is something I've never read... I really like the word Bloof."

- Chad H.
Mick sez: thanks Chad! Bram Stoker
gets credit for that one. Dracula goes into
a lengthy aside about "The Bloofer Lady."