Monday, January 29, 2018

POTLATCH

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The author sent me his novel to read and review: I read this funny novel and still don’t know what Potlatch is. Is it what scam artist Ra...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

the WOMAN in the WINDOW

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The author, A. J. Finn, has weaved a Alfred Hitchcockian type tale that reminds me of the 1954 movie, Rear Window , but is distinctly differ...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

GONE ON SUNDAY

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The author sent me a copy of her novel to read and review: As I was nearing the end of this twofold mystery, a murder archetype came to ...
Sunday, January 7, 2018

KIM

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Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (published in 1901) was rather educational to read, although somewhat trying in deciphering the English/Indian languag...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

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What a wonderful novel. What marvelous prose. I likened Amor Towles’ writing style to the writers of yesteryear. I can’t remember when I rea...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Rafe Rebellius and the Clash of the Genres

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The author sent an autographed copy of his novel to my fourteen  year old grandson, Kai O to read and review: Rafe Rebellius never sta...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Bird of Prey

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The author sent me a copy of his novel to read and review, the review was done by Book Review contributor, Pat Koelmel: Most days, I ...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

the NEGLECTED ONES

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The author sent her novel to me to read and review: This novel was mainly a dissertation on today’s atrocious nursing home conditions. I...