Member Reviews

Magical Realism Meets Video Games Alex Telander talks about Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie Sir Salman Rushdie really needs no introduction, as one of the most renowned authors of the last thirty years after the success of Midnight’s Children and the infamous Satanic Verses, he has... Read more »	Casino Caribbean Reviews from Amazon.com Graham Tempest talks about Casino Caribbean (An Oliver Steele Thriller) by Graham Tempest http://www.amazon.com/Casino-Caribbean-Mystery-Graham-Tempest/product-re... A timely thriller, December 4, 2010 By Zizabella An action-packed little mystery with a timely plot involving internet... Read more »
a review by Carmen Sterba, published by Haijinx moira richards talks about The Plenitude of Emptiness: collected haibun by Hortensia Anderson published by Darlington Richards by moira richards "In hortensia’s book The Plenitude of Emptiness, the lyrical quality of hortensia’s haibun (prose with haiku) is outstanding, to say the least. There is a unity that relies on cycles of plenitude and... 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 »
REVIEW OF I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM WATER BY NEIL BABCOX AS POSTED ON AMAZON Eileen Malone talks about i should have given them water by Eileen Malone Neil Babcox - This review is from: I should have given them water (Paperback) I picked up this book after hearing Eileen Malone author read from it -- and am I glad i did. Poem after poem in this... Read more »	A great read Lana Nieves talks about Changing Shoes: Staying in the Game with Style, Humor, and Grace by Tina Sloan I really enjoyed Tina Sloan's book - it's full of humor, practical wisdom, great stories and some juicy tidbits that any fan of Ms. Sloan's work in television and on the big screen will appreciate.... Read more »
Hard-hitting and Powerful Beverley Minarich talks about Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson The book, Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson is a hard-hitting, powerful work of historical fiction. Laurie parallels the United States' seeking independence from Britain with a young slave girl's... Read more »	A Minimalist Epic Erik Vatne talks about Cartographies of Silence by Erik Vatne It seems that there are two types of poetry written these days: the over-taught confessional poetry that demands one's inner experiences be laid bare or the dense experimental poetry ensconced within... Read more »
Letters with Taloned Claws, review by M. Willitts, Hot Metal Press Eileen Malone talks about Letters with Taloned Claws by Eileen Malone Letters with Taloned Claws Poems by Eileen Malone Poet’s Corner Press, 2005 ISBN 0-9755972-9-9, 28 page, $12.00 Reviewed by M. Willitts, Hot Metal Press You are probably wondering why I am writing a... Read more »	Apartheid South Africa: An Insider's Overview of the Origin and Effects of Separate Development John Allen talks about Apartheid South Africa: An Insider's Overview of the Origin and Effects of Separate Development by John Allen In-depth view of separate development (apartheid), June 2, 2009 By QBA (Toronto, Canada) This review is from: Apartheid South Africa: An Insider's Overview of the Origin and Effects of Separate... 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 »	Black Tide Debbie Bishop talks about Black Tide by Debbie Bishop From Booklist Gr. 6-10. This collects the first eight issues of an ongoing comics series that follows Justin Braddock as he learns deep secrets about his past self. In a distant past, Justin lived as... Read more »
Beautiful, haunting new Dickensian tale Precious Williams talks about Precious by Precious Williams "A beautiful, haunting new Dickensian tale of growing up between two mothers and two motherlands, each making suffocating claims on a girl who I would have liked to call a friend. I'm so happy to... Read more »	"Afraid" is one hell of a ride mike hagen talks about Afraid by JA Konrath “Afraid” written by Jack Kilborn is one hell of a ride. No not a ride, more like an express elevator to hell. It starts fast and only picks up speed. It is relentless with enough horror, gore,... Read more »
Reviews for PATCHES OF GREY Roy Pickering talks about Patches of Grey by Roy Pickering "Pickering's style is fluid and crisp. There's a certain clarity to the prose that's considered and well judged - just enough to paint the picture and more than enough to drive along the narrative... Read more »	Loved It! former member talks about A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini I really loved his first book "The Kite Runner." After reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" I only liked his first book compared to how much joy and love I have for his second book. The two main female... Read more »
Samuel Sheridan... Michael Anthony talks about Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq by Michael Anthony “Dulce et Decorum Est, Pro Patria Mori. It seems we must relearn the lessons, again and again—the Old Lie. “Mass Casualties” finds the truth behind the most recent propaganda; the small stories, the... 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 »
Science Meets the Paranormal Michael L Schmicker talks about Best Evidence by Michael L Schmicker I was extremely nervous when "Best Evidence" was finally published. You write seriously about the paranormal at some risk to your journalistic reputation. I was especially worried about... Read more »	The Autobiography of Frau Adolf Hitler, a novel by Frank Sanello Frank Sanello talks about The Autobiography of Frau Adolf Hitler by Frank Sanello from HubPages A Brilliant New Look at the Private Life and Perversions of Adolf Hitler by Christopher Antony Meade United Kingdom Read more »