Official Review: Tales from the Riverside by Larry Landgraf

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Re: Official Review: Tales from the Riverside by Larry Landgraf

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I'm sure this book will help to understand and appreciate nature more. Not many people know about swamps enough to understand their value to the nature.
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It's nice to know that short stories are still being written. Reading about the author's pastime and even his occupation might be interesting. Great review.
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This book doesn't really sound like my cup of tea, but I'm glad it was well written and accessible for people who don't have knowledge of swamps.
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This book will definitely appeal to lovers of adventures. It appears it will make an interesting read. Thanks for the review
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I was hooked from the beginning. The sample I read was well written. I really like it not being a self-help book. Congrats on the#BOTD.
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Re: Tales from the riverside by Larry Landgraf is an interesting book. It gave me a vivid picture of what swamp life looks like. He actually brought out the beauty of the swamp. I will love to read the entire book.
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I love learning about different cultures, and no almost nothing about living in a Texas swamp. Between the pastimes, diet, marriage, and occupation, I'm sure I'll learn a lot.
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I love reading books that bring me closer to nature in some way - mountain climbing, ocean adventures, jungle treks - but I admit that swamps are still an unexplored environment for me. A hole I should definitely fill, and this book sound me like just the right mix of entertainment and education to do just that.
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"Tales from the Riverside" seems to be an interesting collection of short stories. It has some interesting truths about the environment. Thank you for such an informative review. Congratulations to the author.
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The book is very interesting and the review was very intriguing which makes me looking forward to know how the swamp becomes the central plot of the story, especially so for a nonfiction novel. Congrats!
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"Tales from the Riverside" seems to be an interesting collection of short stories. It has some interesting truths about the environment. Thank you for such an informative review. Congratulations to the author.
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Thanks for the interesting review. It sounds like the author has led quite an interesting life full of variety and interesting moments and situations. Being a fellow Texan this piques my interest a bit so I think that I will put this book on my shelf to check out later.
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The writing style for Larry Landgraf in Tales from the Riverside reminds me of will Rogers. In his introduction he uses so many aphorisms! lol
The writing style is simple, it has the feel of a writer who is just starting out. Having not read any of his series, I would expect them to be a more polished read.

Tales from the Riverside is not my reading style but I'm sure many will enjoy it.
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As someone who is most definitely not accustomed to swamp life, but also being someone who supports and loves nature, reading both this review and the preview of this novel has surely piqued my interest. Tending with the land and co-existing with the animals that naturally form there is quite the feat, and reading about them is quite the entertainment! The author, Larry Landgraf, makes the great point of how 'city folk' like myself most likely would not be able to survive without the supplies that are quite literally given to us. Reading these stories straight from a man from experience has enlightened me to a different world that is both intriguing and slightly terrifying. Glad there are no alligators or coral snakes up here in Michigan! Too bad we still have to deal with the mosquitos and gnats...
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Can't say I've ever read a book about what it's like living by a swamp. But I do love a "peek into someone else's world - especially when that someone else lives in less-common environs, such as a swamp." Love that it's written in short stories too!
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