More ‘Tail of the Dragon’ Reviews from Amazon: The communist attack by teachers, critics, and entertainment executives
Over the past couple of days I have received very nice reviews for my latest novel Tail of the Dragon. It means a lot to me whenever I get these reviews because it indicates that the readers had a good time appraising the book and thought enough of the contents to compliment me. Many who read my thoughts here at Overmanwarrior’s Wisdom everyday already have expressed similar sentiments as the referenced reviews. The difference between what I write on my blog site for free and what I write in my books understandably contains more intensity, more conviction, more action, and much more color. So for those who think that my daily thoughts are colorful by my blog postings, and add rebellious energy for their lives, when they read one of my books, they quickly learn the scope of my convictions.
Tail of the Dragon is about rebellion, it’s about living honestly even if the result of the honesty makes a person an outlaw in the eyes of politics. It’s also about romance, and the importance of relationships. It is a romantic, rebellious, ruckus story that challenges our current legal system in ways that deserve to be analyzed without lenses fashioned through fear. I appreciate when I receive so many comments about the story citing that they hope it is made into a movie, which I have discussed in other articles. I have a great love of old Jimmy Stewart films—especially Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life, and even though Hollywood doesn’t make films like that any more, I am happy that Tail of the Dragon evokes such a reaction from its readers. But unlike those classic character driven films, I take the action that is expected in a car chase story to an entirely new level that many find shocking—which is the intention. There are some action sequences in this story that are thoughts that have bounced around in my head for over 40 years. I have a great love of car jumps, car crashes, and high-speed chases that are integral parts of my character. They go back to my first toys that I played with as a kid, to the first bicycle I ever had, to my soap box derby racing days all the way up to my own early driving days that paralleled Rick Steven’s own life in many ways. The results of many years of high-speed driving, several car crashes and many, many, many close calls are found in Tail of the Dragon. But action by itself is not enough, the characters have to have a reason for their epic rebellion, and they must have heart and soul. It is a rewarding experience when, as a writer, all these elements can be captured and placed within the context of a story. But it is even better when readers of the story understand and feel what the characters are going through as can be reflected in the two reviews below reprinted from Amazon.com.
High Speed Excitment… February 12, 2013
By G-Man
Format:Paperback
I’ve not finished reading this fun-filled ride on the wild side yet but what I’ve read so far is amazing! The characters seem well-developed and the high-speed car chases are amazingly detailed! I think if I were Rick Stevens GPS I would probably explode!!! I cant wait to see how this rollercoaster concludes!!!!
Awesome Ride.. Can’t Wait for the movie February 11, 2013
By Nathan
Format:Paperback
This was an outstanding book. Once you get started you can’t put it down. And if you do you can’t stop thinking about what is going to happen next. Once the story is set it moves very fast. You can see many comparisons to that state of our nation in the things that happen in this book. Rich has nailed it down in story form. I can picture every moment as if I were there. The setting is familiar to many and promises to give the chills to make the hair stand up on your neck.
There is nothing better than taking on “the system” at a time when it needs taken on more than ever. You can insert any of today’s leaders in politics in the places of the political characters in the book and see why things came to a head like they did, because it is fixing to happen in America in front of our eyes. The message in this book should be a wake up call to stand strong and firm to protect America the way it was founded.
Everyone needs a copy
My publisher has been very supportive, and I appreciate them for it. But they, especially in the beginning were very concerned that my small government views would isolate half of the book buying public, and in the short run they were right. However, I believe in what I write and will stand behind the actions of Rick Steven’s in his fictional rebellion against the Federal Government that is the start of the next Civil War in America because the winds are changing, and our society I believe will be very hungry for stories like Tail of the Dragon in that emerging future. If other publishers and Hollywood in general looks down upon the exploits of Rick Steven’s and his very rambunctious wife in the ultimate car chase that thumbs its nose at every law that politicians have concocted for the human race, in these modern times, rebellion against big government is coming back into fashion, similar to how it was when Star Wars, Smokey and the Bandit and The Blues Brothers came to cinemas in 1970s America. There is a little of all those films in my most recent novel as I dredged up my day dreams from the third grade of car crashes and polices chases with the mind only a child can produce in great vibrancy. America embraced rebellion once upon a time against big government and they will again, and the readers who are enjoying Tail of the Dragon now are ahead of the rest, who in the years to come will join the ranks of lovers, rebels, and small government advocates who find themselves enamored by Rick Stevens high-speed exploits with his bikini wearing wife and a 200 MPH classic muscle car that runs off vegetable oil fueled by restaurant garbage.
I said to somebody whom I was speaking with just today that communists attacked America in the late 1950s in a way similar to the way that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Communists instead of attacking with bombs, planes and kamikaze pilots attacked American culture with liberal film critics, books, and entertainment executives. It took about 30 to 40 years for the slow attack to manifest, but it has. And it might take 30 to 40 years for the slow attack response to swing the world the other way. For me, Tail of the Dragon is my own run against those opponents and it feels good to strike back, even if it is just words that paint a picture of the nature of freedom in the mind of readers giving them the tools needed to push back against the shroud that has been placed upon America’s head to destroy everything we hold dear and to bring a future that is unfathomably disastrous. Rick Stevens is my hope for the future of America, and I am proud of the novel’s fans who are inspired by his actions.
Rich Hoffman
“If they attack first………..blast em’!”
