Official Review: The John J. Hunt Reader by John J. Hunt

[Dolor]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The John J. Hunt Reader" by John J. Hunt.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The very first thing I did after reading The John J. Hunt Reader was cyberstalking its author, John J. Hunt. I didn't mean to harass him, though. I was just stunned by this book, and it made me think about what motivated him to compile this masterpiece. If only I could describe him based on this book, I would say that he is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of them all.

Under historical fiction, The John J. Hunt Reader was published by Wexford & Barrow in 2018. It was dissected into 4 categories (Stories, Historical Sketches, New Mexico Mercury Collection, and Remembrances) with an additional peek into two of the stage play scenes. It also had an alphabetical table of contents at the end. Reading them all was like watching shows on Discovery and National Geographic Channels featuring every detail about the history and evolution of Americana. The book's slogan (Stories, Historical Sketches, & Discourses on Americana With Illustrations) said it all.

This book is like a historical thesis of the author's love for history, filmmaking, and his expertise in screenwriting. It's not surprising he managed to put together stories like these that lure the readers to check out his other books after reading this one. He managed to create a variety of stories with diverse topics - all pointing to one subject - within just 498 pages. Enough for the praises, but Mr. John J. Hunt is now one of my favorite authors.

The illustrations enclosed in this book kept me scanning the pages again and again. I was particularly curious about the first submarine made for warfare. It looked like a military grenade, unlike the latest submarines which look like sharks and dolphins. I found the topics and stories well-discussed and well-organized. The author was straightforward and very certain of his stories, discussions, and presentations especially when he touched a bit about religion. The personalities mentioned in this book were all new to me except for Darwin, Marx, and Stalin. There was nothing I disliked in this book.

I saw a lot of punctuation, spacing, typo, and grammar errors in the contents. To mention one, "I" was used instead of "1" starting on page 32 until the end. There were run-on sentences, too. I rate The John J. Hunt Reader 3 out of 4 stars. I will not hesitate to give it a perfect rating after a round of thorough editing. For those who like books about history and jewels of the past, I highly recommend this one to you. For readers who find history boring and sleep-inducing in spite of the wonderful presentations, you may want to skip this one. The presence of curse words and adult contents make this book not suitable for very young audiences.

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[kdstrack]

This sounds absolutely compelling. Your high praise for the author's writing style and the diverse topics covered in the book is impressive. I will have to look into this one. Great review! Thanks.

[Shadiid]

A book titled after its author I would like to read this

[Kibet Hillary]

This is completely astounding. I am sure that the author must have compiled a compelling story to an extent of you going to view his profile. I hope he will consider doing another round of editing for the book. Thanks for the enthralling review.