Member Reviews

That Neal Pollack is one funny guy. Jennifer Massoni talks about The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature: The Collected Writings of Neal Pollack by Neal Pollack At the risk of absolutely never being nearly an eighth as funny as Neal Pollack is in this anthology, I'll say it straight: Read this book! It won't take long because you won't be able to stop... Read more »	"How quietly we endure...." former member talks about A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini While Khaled Hosseini’s runaway bestselling debut, The Kite Runner, was written from a male perspective and focused on the relationships between men, Hosseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns... Read more »
Christy Tillery French, Midwest Book Review Maggie Bishop talks about Perfect for Framing by Maggie Bishop Jemma Chase and Detective Tucker return for another suspense-filled escapade in Perfect for Framing, the latest addition to Maggie Bishop’s acclaimed Appalachian Adventure series. With the advent of... Read more »	letter to my mother Maria Espinosa talks about Letter to My Mother (translated) by Brenda Webster Edith Bruck. Letter to my Mother I(Lettera alla Madre) Translated by Brenda Webster with Gabrielle Romani. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2006 Edith Bruck, well-known in... Read more »
My Review former member talks about The United States of Appalachia by Jeff Biggers What I love about this book is that it is very detailed and explains the concepts in a very clear and concise way. Read more »	The poems review former member talks about Chalcedony's First Ten Songs by Clive Matson Now look people, ya’ll know I’m just a country boy, ain’t been to them big colleges of ivory stairs and cut-glass marble floors, but you can bet that last dime, in your pocket, this ole boy knows how... Read more »
Reviewed by Raakhee Suryaprakash May 2007 for The Road to Romance Karla Brandenburg talks about Intimate Distance by Karla Brandenburg ... At a time when computers and the Internet shorten actual distances even as they increase figurative ones, Karla Brandenburg's "An Intimate Distance" perfectly describes the effects of the... Read more »	From Ashley Merill for Front Street Reviews Karla Brandenburg talks about Intimate Distance by Karla Brandenburg Karla Brandenburg definitely kept the reader at their seat and crossing their fingers [that] Julianne and Jack end up together. She throws in some nice twists to make it the not-so-average romance... Read more »
Inquistive Intrigue former member talks about No One You Know by Michelle Richmond Without reading the book and let me emphasize again, “Without Reading the Book!” Noting only the excerpt from the book, posted here at the Red Room. The mathematical mystery has me curious I must... Read more »	At Last-The Quest's Conclusion Brian S. Pratt talks about Quest's End: The Broken Key #3 by Brian S. Pratt From: Yellow30 Sci-Fi, FootNotes Reviewer, 02/19/2008 Finding the last segment of the Key to the King’s Horde has become an obsession with Riyan and his friends. Traveling into forbidden lands is... Read more »

Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/09) Tony Arthur talks about The Chosen by Tony Arthur In 'The Chosen,' a man named Gabriel is awakened from a horrific dream in which he knows he must flee his home. He contacts his siblings and also directs them to pack up and run. As Gabriel is... 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 »
BREAKING THE CHICK LIT GLASS CEILING! Cynthia Polansky talks about One Real McCoy by Anne Harper At last! Someone has written a chick lit novel that is NOT set in NYC, NOT about fast-lane career gals, and NOT ending with love conquering all. In Kelly McCoy, author Anne Harper has given us a... Read more »	THE UNBREAKABLE CHILD Kim Michele Richardson talks about THE UNBREAKABLE CHILD http://www.theunbreakablechild.com by Kim Michele Richardson “This is a gripping account not just of horrific betrayal but also of heroic recovery.” -–David Clohessy, Director of SNAP, named People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People in 2003, Read more »
From: Booklist Online John Scott talks about Natalie Scott: A Magnificent Life by John Scott History professor Scott presents a comprehensive biography of his extraordinary aunt, Natalie Scott, a writer, nurse, and philanthropist. Born in 1890 to a practical father and an idealistic... Read more »	ForeWord Clarion Reviews Emile Benoit talks about Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man by Emile Benoit History has shown examples of man trying to pull himself out of his ignorant bliss and stagnancy, from the philosopher kings and Renaissance man to Nietzsche's Superman. A scant number of individuals... Read more »
An Overview of Katharsis Patricia Anderson talks about Katharsis by Amanda James Dill Perhaps, it is because I know the poet, Amanda James-Dill that I loved the works in Katharsis; but then again... Perhaps it is the breathtaking imagery of something as simple as seamonkeys,that... Read more »	LILI Vinod Kumar talks about Gilded Lili: Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique by Kelly DiNardo Amazing Legendary Personalities left to review a lot, Actually they are beyond indivudual a combination of a million. Great really great, Read more »
Jack Rabbit Moon Dorraine K. Darden talks about Jack Rabbit Moon by Dorraine K. Darden Great New Books that Are a Must Read - Updates Jack Rabbit Moon: A Refreshing Read In Today's Times By Peter N. Jones, Bauu Institute and Press Posted: 25 Apr 2009 06:29 AM PDT Jack Rabbit Moon, by... Read more »	Reviewer compares Cargile's book with William Faulkner John Cargile talks about The Cry of the Cuckoos by John Cargile Reviewed by Rita Hestand (author of Hannah's Man & More) Sometimes finding the truth opens up a can of worms that can't be disposed of. Retired news reporter Donald Drummond, and his retired... Read more »