Richard Crasta, Author

A few other reviews of The Killing of an Author that I wish to share with my blog readers (more in a different post): "You are funny and delightful . . . and nowhere are you too heavy to carry. I've never read anyone like you. I laugh, I ache, I smile, I cry - but never close the book without that smile surfacing."--Sheelagh Grenon, Canada From Jesus B. Torres, Commander, Marine Corps, and author: "I am not an avid reader as I'd like to be but after having Richard Crasta over for a meal and conversing with him, I realized that one of the newly acquired goals I self-realized was to read that book. Normally I'm a thin-skinned reader who winces at the thought of multiple consonant words which there are a myriad of, but I've never, "And the Rock says NEVER" enjoyed a book as thoroughly as I have with this one.....applause to Mr. Crasta for his hilarious breakthrough on what the hell it takes to get a book published. It almost cost him what...

These are quotes from various reviews for my books. Actual full reviews (a few of them) can be seen here: http://bit.ly/eFzXjn   Other reviews may be seen on amazon.co m by looking up the individual titles.   THE REVISED KAMA SUTRA: A NOVEL "Exuberant, unabashed picaresque novel . . . indefatigable good humor transcends the personal to stand for the contradictions and struggles of India as a whole. Considerable, irreverent charm." --Publishers Weekly "I salute you as a full-fledged colleague. Yes, I am reading you and finding you very funny!"--Kurt Vonnegut "Irreverent, unputdownable . . . has a comic timing never seen in any Indian novel to date."--The Indian Express "Absolutely spectacular . . .a hilarious novel, full of wit and glib language, with a whole lot of compassion thrown in. Dickensonian episodes, ...

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