Member Reviews

Perfection On The Pages! former member talks about America America: A Novel by Ethan Canin I just completed "America, America" by Ethan Canin. Bump elbows with him here: It left me stunned and gasping for more. The story telling skills and flowing descriptions of a bygone era are both... Read more »	A wonderfully Creepy Gothic Thriller David Niall Wilson talks about Homeplace by Elizabeth Massie A long, long time ago I read a short story that stuck with me (no pun intended) titled SMOOTHPICKS. That story was published in Deathrealm Magazine, and the author was a lady named Elizabeth Massie... Read more »
Read with highlighter... lynn liccardo talks about Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Susan Henderson This is a title that I could not resist when choosing books for the Housewarming Party prize. It is a book meant to be read many times. During the first pass, so many of these six-word memoirs will... Read more »	DZEMO ROMUALD: A NEW POETIC VOICE FROM AFRICA romuald dzemo ngong talks about Words Lost in the Wind by romuald dzemo ngong Dzemo Romuald, A New Poetic Voice From Africa: A Reading of His Words Lost in the Wind By Ngo Charles Nsoseka The struggle for African freedom has negotiated a crucial bend with the publication this... Read more »
Bleeding Hearts pauline ramdhanie talks about Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Wow! Very intense. Gripping from start to finish. Looking forward to reading the rest of it. Read more »	Discipline pauline ramdhanie talks about Discipline by Paco Ahlgren You can always tell the difference between an amature and someone who is a master at what he does. 'Disipline' is mysteriously captivating, ominously terrifying and morbidly alluring and I got all... Read more »
Amazing! Amanda Rossetti talks about Ghost Medicine (Fall 2008) by Andrew Smith My librarian knows someone from the publishing company so she got us a few copies before it came out so we could review it for them. It was one of the best books I have ever read! To think that this... Read more »	Molly tackles Ghosts on Broadway Linda Suzane talks about Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys Bowen We readers have been following the adventures of Molly Murphy, an extraordinary Irish immigrant to New York City in the early 1900's. Forced to flee Ireland, she arrives penniless. Unwilling to... Read more »
Why’d a nice girl like you go and get a tattoo? lynn liccardo talks about Chick Ink: 40 Stories of Tattoos--And the Women Who Wear Them by Karen L Hudson The unarticulated question running through Chick Lit: 40 Stories of Tattoos and the Women Who Wear Them: “Why’d a nice girl like you go and get a tattoo?” Thankfully, not one of the essayists replied... Read more »	"Dancing with Rose" was absolutely wonderful. Susan Brown talks about Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's by Lauren Kessler Almost a year ago, I started a very small part-time job (two Saturdays a month) with a program called "Time Off for Caregivers" at our local senior center. We care for cognitively impaired people,... Read more »

A correct observation Luqman Qadi talks about "Purging Racism From Christianity", subtitled, (Freedom and Purpose Through Identity) by Jefferson D. Edwards, Jr. As one of the minorities (A Blackman) in this country, I, and like all others, have or shall I say had been plunged into a culture that has and will always be in conflict with racism in the church.... Read more »	Addiction: Beyond Heroin Ann Seymour talks about Addiction: What's Really Going On? Inside a Heroin Treatment Program by Dr. Barbara Sinor This powerful book could be written about alcoholics, compulsive gamblers, and any number of other addicts. When you live with a compensated addict, that is, one who can function and disguise his... Read more »
Whoopsie Judith Octavo talks about My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler I already thought of Chelsea as one of the funniest comediennes of late before I read this book. I was reading the lines from the book as if it's her self-deprecating manner of speaking that's... Read more »	Bleeding Hearts pauline ramdhanie talks about Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Wow! Very intense. Gripping from start to finish. Looking forward to reading the rest of it. Read more »
Lawrence Winters Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “If you are afraid of the TRUTH don’t read this book. SPC Michael Anthony’s personal experience of WAR has no censor. Reading his book is a journey into the battlefields of death, sex, and the loss... Read more »	Review by Tim Buck Cheryl L Snell talks about Variations on a Theme with Harmonica by Cheryl L Snell While offline for several weeks, I did quite a bit of reading. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Here's some of my impressions: “Bad Blood” is delightful. An American woman, married to a relocated... Read more »
Understanding Jazz Singh talks about Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson AS a 16 year old male, I throughly enjoyed this book and took it as a lesson more then anything. The dangers we of the "in" crowd pose to outsiders is frightening and if I had not read books... Read more »	Gay People's Chronicle --April 10 , 2009 -- by Anthony Glassman Marie Davis talks about Hey Diddle Diddle A Naughty Delight for Lesbians & Other Grownups by Marie Davis Hey Diddle Diddle -- that certainly seems like a familiar nursery ryme, one whose derivations are lost to antiquity -- although some sources claim it's tied to an Elizabethain scandal, or Richar III'... Read more »
"Dancing with Rose" was absolutely wonderful. Susan Brown talks about Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's by Lauren Kessler Almost a year ago, I started a very small part-time job (two Saturdays a month) with a program called "Time Off for Caregivers" at our local senior center. We care for cognitively impaired people,... Read more »	Women, read this... Paul Charles talks about What Men Really Want In Bed: The Surprising Secrets Men Wish Women Knew About Sex by Cynthia W. Gentry Clearly, I can't tell you what I learned from this book. I will ask my girlfriend to write in though... Anyway, C. W. Gentry's books are easily read, embarrassment-free and down to earth. They deal... Read more »