by Marciano Guerrero
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While Joe Bates and Sabino, Vietnam heroes, build a manufacturing empire, Ivon Bates, a young PhD, risks losing it. Facing enemies (Helen McCain and Donato Sabellius) bent on wrenching Bates Pharmaceuticals away from him, Ivon finds his true mettle. But as unalterable tragedy engulfs him, in the end he finds peace and true love through Sabino's gift: the Aleph jewel.
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Very interesting and entertaining book. , 2007-08-10
First of all let me say that Prof. Marciano Guerrero is a very accomplished accounting professor and this "The Poison Pill" just like his teachings it is simple and to the point. Without giving too much away, what I really liked about the book is that it is a story based on facts (manufacturing an empire of drugs) but at the same time Guerrero takes us away from reality. In this book you will find GOTHIC characters, satanic cults, vampires and much more. The plot is fast paced and there is something for everyone.
BY Paulo G.
ACC 101
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A Book for the New American Millenium, 2006-07-17
I have now read your novel, and I commend you on a very good first effort. Let me admit at the outset that I am not a fan of either gothic novels or thrillers and never read them, so I can't comment on how well Poison Pill fits into those genres. I do think that you handled plot development very adeptly and your characters, while they tend to be static, are well drawn. Helen McCain was perhaps too much of a caricature: she was marked as the villain from the very beginning and you even turned her into a crooked-nosed hag at the end. Joe Bates and Sabino were not very admirable people either, but they were presented with some redeeming qualities. I liked the way you portrayed, with considerable understanding, different levels of society. Personally, I would have liked more of that and less of the satanic cult and vampires. The New York/New Jersey setting was presented with sufficient detail to make recognizable the areas in which the action took place. You display a good ear for the levels of language used by different characters. Your basic story line of the personalities and intrigue involved in an attempted hostile takeover is very solid and makes the reader anxious to see how it all will play out. All in all, I found the book interesting to read. Congratulations for your achievement. Well done. JC, Professor Emeritus
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An American Hero's Shaky Identity, 2006-06-19
From my perspective, The Poison Pill is a book to be pondered and digested slowly. Lots of literary stuff there. Today I'm not concerned with these aspects. I will address only one theme: the benign influence of the minorities in the United States. The two heroes (Ivon Bates and Joey DeLemos) exhibit an appalling lack of identity as when Ivon asks himself, "Is my nature that of my biological parents, or that of Cecilia, Antonia, Sabino, Felix--and now Ketty--whose love nurture and sustain me. Will I ever find peace?" (P.283). While much of Ivon's cunning and toughness comes from that tortured soul Sabino Yamamoto, his softness he learns from his nurturers: Cecilia, Antonia, and Ketty. So here we have an American hero in the tradition of Atticus Finch, but formed by Hispanic immigrants. Could Ivon's father (Joe) built that manufacturing empire without Sabino? Don't think so!
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A refreshing new genre, 2006-06-15
Guerrero is on to something new and exciting here. The story moves quickly; the subject is interesting and there are a lot of unique and surprising elements of magical realism. However, the best thing I can say is that when I was finished with the book, I gave it to my brother to read. Unlike so much of what is written today, The Poison Pill is not pulp fiction geared for women only. If anything, it is a man's book, a man's story told by a man with a man's voice. As a woman, nevertheless, I found it compelling and a Damn Good Read.
If you are sick of the same authors and the same old thing, try this. Mary D.
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Serious Lit or Pop Fiction?, 2006-06-13
Don't be misled by the apparent simplicity of the author's language. Besides the suspense, violence, and fast pace, there're plenty of hidden allusions (a la Nobokov)to serious Western lit. For example, I've found Agustine, Aquinas (model of beauty), TS Elliot, Dante, and Poe. I love that little snippet about the Dominican doctor named Esculapio Gallo. Oh yeah? Didn't Socrates say he owed a rooster (Gallo) to Aesculapius? Who know how much more I missed--so the work is good for many re-reads. To find Thackeray-like (Pendennis) phonetic mockings is also refreshing.
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