Reviews
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Every once in a while, a sleeper of a novel comes around that you really HAVE to read. For me, it's CHEESELAND... It's elegant, well-written, and the characters are wonderfully wrought. I highly recommend it. - Libby Fischer Hellmann, author of A Bitter Veil, Set the Night on Fire, and the Ellie Foreman and Georgia Davis Mystery Series
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If you liked Larry McMurtry’s The Last Picture Show, you’ll love Cheeseland, Chicago’s answer to that Texas classic. Highly recommended! - Frederick Lee Brooke, the Annie Ogden Mysteries
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Delivered with skill and captivating from beginning to end, CHEESELAND reminds us of the preciousness of life and the importance of making the most of each and every day. - Cyrus Webb, Conversations Magazine
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I cannot help but compare Mr. Richardson’s work to Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River. A five star drama! - Dina Rae, author of Halo of the Damned
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For all parents and educators out there you need to read this novel, pay attention to your teens, listen and hear their words and make sure they know you will support them no matter what....Characters that are so well defined and a plot that will definitely keep you glued to the printed page from start to finish. This is one novel that really surprised me when reading it. This is one novel that is a definite must read. - Fran Lewis (Read full review here.)
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Randy Richardson's CHEESELAND is a novel that examines issues of interest to us all, and while these issues are serious, the author handles them with a sensitivity and a dramatic touch that rivals Nicholas Sparks. Cheesland is a novel that touches the reader, a novel about life, death, and how we choose to live our lives...how we want the dash between the dates on our tombstone to resonate. - Robert W. Walker, author of Titanic 2012, Bismarck 2013, and Children of Salem
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In Cheeseland, Randy Richardson reminds us that adolescence can be a land of thrilling self-discovery and of serious danger. In this novel, Easy Rider meets a warped version of It's a Wonderful Life. Along with being a page-turner, Cheeseland is a story about masculine friendship that you won't soon forget. - Christine Sneed, author of Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry and the forthcoming Little Known Facts
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Randy Richardson has opened a portal and invited us back to the way it really used to be; those days of youthful rebellion, reckless abandon and the promise of radical yet real reconciliation. A fun read and a great ride. – Mitch Michaels, Chicago radio legend (WLUP, The Loop, WCKG, WXRT, WDAI, WLS, WKQX, and currently 95.9 FM, The River)
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A tragic tale of pasts that don’t fade and second chances gone bad. Richardson richly captures the bravado and heartbreak of damaged boys who grow up into damaged men. - James Finn Garner, author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories and the Rex Koko, Private Clown mysteries
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Cheeseland is a great story of true friendship and a look inside the minds of two young men ready to step out into the world. - Patricia Reid (Read full review here.)
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This tale speaks to the reader like a high school friend. - C.M. Truxler, The Literary Review (Read the full review here.)
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Told mainly through fast-paced dialogue, Cheeseland addresses questions many readers have debated, even if the circumstances are different. - Reggie Reads: August 2012 (Read full review here.)