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Those Who Trespass: A Novel of Television and Murder

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Believe it or not (and far too many people will not) this review has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with my love of the mystery form. O'Reilly, known primarily for his television and radio shows, decided to branch out into the world of genre fiction and has crafted a functional, but not very interesting, mystery in which TV network execs are getting clipped. It includes some fairly typical characters such as the ubiquitous tough-but-tender Irish cop, a hard-drinking veteran journalist, and an ambitious tabloid reporter.

The interesting part of the novel was Mr. O'Reilly's description of how ruthless TV politics can be. Because of this, I thought it would be far more interesting as a work of nonfiction. O'Reilly, apparently, is not crazy enough to bite the hands that feed him just yet.

My guess is that if you're a fan of Bill O'Reilly, you will enjoy the book. However, if it's a good mystery you're after you've so many other choices. Give this one a pass.

I'm a big fan of Bill O'Reilly and, although I don't agree with him all the time, admire him very much and think he's a very intelligent person. THAT is why I can't believe he actually wrote this embarrassingly poorly written novel. But, even more than that, why his editors let it slip through without rewriting the amateurish dialogue. When I was about two thirds into it I just gave up and read the last few pages just to "get it over with". I simply don't believe that Mr. O doesn't know how bad it was/is/whatever. It has to be a 'tongue-in-cheek' thing!

Nothing against Bill O'Reilly personally, he seems like a nice guy. It's just that reading this book is like walking up a flight of stairs holding an empty cardboard box the size of a Kenmore refrigerator. I wanted to finish as soon as I could and go play Super Nintendo. The dialogue between the poorly developed characters was especially awkward. And that other ex-GNN correspondent flat-out vanished! Maybe he found a better plot...

Here is an excerpt from this book:

"Ashley was now wearing only brief white panties. She had signaled her desire by removing her shirt and skirt, and by leaning back on the couch. She closed her eyes, concentrating on nothing but Shannon's tongue and lips. He gently teased her by licking the areas around her most sensitive erogenous zone. Then he slipped her panties down her legs and, within seconds, his tongue was inside her, moving rapidly."

Yup. Bill O'Reilly, the literary master of cunnilingus. This is perhaps the most hilarious thing I have ever read in my entire life.

Wow. This was a real-load-in-the-pants. I'm surprised that anyone would actually publish this. I guess that a perk when you're on TV. The writing was at about a 12th grade level, which is surprising, considering that O'Reilly speaks like a nine year old child. I think this book would make good reading for inmates in Abu Ghraib.

Poorly written but explicit and graphic scenes of drug use, sex with minors, drug addicted teenage prostitutes, and other lurid content that seems to be thrown in for those who enjoy child porn. I wonder who his target audience is??? Clearly not me. Which is why I didn't buy the book I perused it at a friend's house who got it as a joke gift.

I wish someone who could write as though they might have had sex at least once wrote this book. While O'Reilly seems to try and paint lurid pictures it seems rather clear that he hasn't even seen a porn to draw from as an experience. Nevertheless, this story includes scenes of group sex with drug addicted minors and prostitutes. Bill, whats with the child porn? Who is your target audience? The viewers of your show??? I wondered what redeeming value this has in our culture. Good thing Bill got a day job to fall back on.

Take away your thoughts of Bill O'Reilly - either positive or negative - this book would NEVER have been published if he wasn't already famous. The "plot" is toilet paper thin, the characters extremely one dimensional, and the writing amateurish.

Don't waste your time reading this!

Rarely does my husband, the manly Mr. Biscuitbarrel, allow me to read books in which fornication takes place. I submit to this headship, for who knows what illicit ideas might take root in the fertile soil of my femininity? However, because the author of this novel is Bill O'Reilly, it aroused no suspicion on our marital nightstand.

I felt very cheated to learn that many of the lubricious scenes that Mr. O'Reilly presents in this novel already have been made available to the reading public at no cost. The transcripts of his courtroom trial available on-line indicate that Mr. O'Reilly was so very proud of "Those Who Trespass," especially the shower scenes, that he recited or read lengthy excerpts from this novel aloud to a former subordinate co-worker. Miss M-----s was so distraught that she brought suit and received a seven-figure settlement.

Would that all of Mr. O'Reilly's readers were so fortunate.

....because if this crap can get published, then any one of us can get published. At it's best, the writing is sophmoric and simple. The people who are giving this thing 5 stars must not have even read it. I imagine that if the author's name was Bill O'Smith, they never would have. I think those "5 star" reviewers would give him the same rating if he spelled out his name in dung.

It astonishes me is that the highly-vocal high-moraled O'Reilly put out this sex and profanity filled tripe with his name on it. It feels like he really enjoyed concocting the murders, not to mention the electric thrill of being able to slander Democrats in the voice of a "fictional" character. It all feels like the product of a gloomy, twisted mind -- but it really is O'Reilly, apparently. If he were a guest on his own show with this book, he'd tear himself apart. (Which would be more interesting than reading the book.)
If there's any question as to the clunkiness of the writing, just look at the sample pages here on Amazon. From page 1 on, it's flat and dreary. High school quality. The difference between writing and typing. Sorry, Bill! Should have used a pseudonym.