Readers' Praise for Perfume River Nights
“A great read, well developed characters, very intense ...”
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, 5-25-16
“An intense and captivating read! Characters that jump from the page ... A real page turner …”
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, May 2016
“I have read several books about the Vietnam war, both fiction and non-fiction. This book ties them together … I respect war veterans even more after reading this book.”
- 4 STARS - Goodreads Review, 5-23-16
“…tremendously good and insightful …”
- Website Comments, 5-28-16
“… a deep and personal conversation with the author about reality, decisions and war …”
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, 5-31-16
“… quite an emotional experience ... so well-done, not a wasted word…”
- Website Comments, 6-2-16
“… a stark and nuanced view into the Viet Nam war … a ‘good read’ … thought provoking ...”
- 5 Stars - Amazon Review, 6 -13-16
“… very well written and engaging ... changed the way I think of war ...”
- Website Comments, 6-21-16
“… a literary gem … holds the readers complete attention … hard to put down ...”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 6-24-16
“… will help others comprehend what Vietnam was all about and how it impacted many of the people who were there …”
- Website Comments, 6-28-16
“… should be required reading for all in high school or college … a fantastic story …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 6-29-16
“… A powerful work … intense …”
- Website Comments, 7-1-16
“… a must read … very difficult to set aside … characters seem so real as to demand frequent self-reminders that this is a novel of almost surreal impact …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review 7-1-16
“… a must read for anyone … with a close family member who served in Vietnam … I highly recommend Perfume River Nights …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review 7-15-16
“… excellent book … riveting … I would highly recommend it.”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 7-23-16
“Great story … I really felt connected to the characters and experienced a large range of emotions …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 7-24-16
“Very moved by Perfume River Nights at several levels …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 7-31-16
“… I enjoyed reading [Perfume River Nights] … have already recommended it to some friends …”
- Website Comments, 8-14-16
“… I recommended it to my wife and her book group … a very good read.”
- Website Comments, 8-26-16
“I couldn't put it down … a powerful book …”
- Website Comments, 9-7-16
“… writing drew me into the experiences of the main character so powerfully … an emotional experience … highly recommend it.”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 9-6-16
“… brings the reader into the Vietnam jungle in 1968 with an intensity that is both ‘page turning, can't put it down’ and frightening …"
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 9-12-16
“… An excellent read that is most difficult to put down.”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 9-13-16
“… a highly readable story that gives us insight into what it was like for the soldiers who fought in Vietnam…”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 9-17-16
“… a remarkable piece of writing that truly captures the terror of war and its consequences on the individual … depictions of combat had me at the edge of my seat … a gift to history …”
- Website Comments, 10-1-16
“… The camaraderie, the sights, the sounds, the smells, the action and the terror, all feeling so real they evoke emotional responses ...”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 10-30-16
“… I absolutely went out of my comfort zone to read it, and I have been thinking about it almost constantly ... I am recommending [Perfume River Nights] to my family and friends.”
- Website Comments, 11-2-16
“… You write clearly and movingly about the powerful experience of fighting in Vietnam, really making the experience come alive …”
- Website Comments, 11-22-16
“… beautifully written … compelling but also gut wrenching …”
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 11-23-16
“… enjoyed it a lot … learned from it as well. It is a story that pulses with the constant nearness of violent death but is uplifting …”
- Website Comments, 12-9-16
“… SO good …brought me an understanding I hadn't previously had of war …”
- Website Comments, 12-30-16
"...enjoying the story … so very real and intense … I do highly recommend ...”
- 4 STARS - Goodreads Review, 1-22-17
"... great job bringing the characters and landscape to life. It is an amazing story which is filled with action and suprise. The type of book that keeps you up late because it is very hard to put down."
-5 STARS - Amazon Review. - 3-6-17
"... [a] harrowing tale ..."
- 5 STAR - Goodreads Review, 3-15-17
"Reading the book, every time he [the main character] stepped lightly in the darkness, I did too. When his muscles were tightened and tense, so were mine. When he felt fear, so did I. When he held his breath, I held mine also.
"This book has you on the edge of your seat at all times."
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, 3-25-17
"... a powerful book. A fascinating story ... This book seems so real to me ... A story worth reading!"
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, 5-22-17
"Wow. Awe inspiring and terrifying look into the minds of those who serve ..."
- 5 STARS - Goodreads Review, 6-20-17
"Good characterization ..."
4 STARS - Amazon Review, 6-28-17
"I really appreciated this novel ... ominous pacing intensified yr anxiety ... never foresaw the ending ..."
- 4 STARS - Goodreads Review, 9-10-17
"... you definitely put it on the page; you can feel it. ..."
- Website Comment, 9-12-17
"... a must-read ... riveting book ... well-written with an ending that will make you think long and hard. Highly recommended!"
- 5 STARS - Amazon Review, 9-26-17