J.D. Riso
goodreads author profile
url
http://www.goodreads.com/jdriso
gender
female
genre
Literature & Fiction, Travel
influences
dreams, dromomania
member since
January 2008
about this author
Julie Douglas Riso is the author of Blue (Murphy's Law Press). Her short fiction and travel writing have appeared or are forthcoming in Slush Pile, Avatar Review, Superstition Review, and many other diverse publications. She leads a nomadic life and was last seen wandering through Europe in the company of a Frenchman and a big brown rabbit.
Excerpt from BLUE in BluePrintReview
BLUE Reviews @ Wordwebbing and Neon Fiction
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avg rating: 4.78
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Blue: A Novel by J.D. Riso (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.78 — 9 ratings — published 2006 |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum bookshelves: currently-reading |
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J.D. Riso
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Sluggo's
review of Uncle Silas (Penguin Classics):
"I am not a big fan of horror- I dont like slasher stuff and a lot seems just gratuitous. But Le Fanu- WOW! He's known as the guy that perfected the "gothic horror" tale. He's a master at conjuring up an atmosphere and was even when there...more " | |
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Kali Olson's
review of Uncle Silas (Penguin Classics):
"•Uncle Silas by Sheridan Le Fanu, 2000, Penguin Classics, originally published 1864 Young, naïve, and eager to please, Maud Ruthyn lives a very sheltered life--but she’s no stranger to horror, mystery, and suspense. She’s in awe of...more " | |
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Uncle Silas (Penguin Classics) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu |
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J.D. Riso
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A Room with a View (Bantam Classics) by E.M. Forster |
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"A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you . . . Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use."
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