Orson Scott Card’s 1977 Sci-fi novel Ender’s Game is a brilliant piece of work with few flaws. It captures a rare vision of a future far away, yet almost possible. The book stars six-year old Ender (Andrew) Wiggin who (along with his maniacal ten-year old brother Peter and loving eight-year old sister Valentine) is a [ Read More ]
If he never wrote another word, Stephen King deserves to be remembered for this, his contribution to the “Disaster Novel” genre. (NOTE: This review applies to the ORIGINAL release of the novel, not the “Special Edition”) It begins innocuously enough, with an army officer running away from his base. But he has left it too [ Read More ]
I really like Lee Child’s character Jack Reacher and the adventures Child puts him in. I heard that “61 Hours” which came out last year, was a cliff hanger, so while I purchased during the first week sale, I waited till now to read it. I knew I’d be getting “Worth Dying For” for Christmas, [ Read More ]
Velda Brotherton, originally from Winslow, Arkansas, has been writing fiction and nonfiction for 20 years. She studied her craft through attending workshops and being mentored by other writers. Velda is a little like my father, in that the formal education for both ended at high school graduation-in a day when that was solid schooling. Both [ Read More ]
Hollywood Must Be Destroyed by Daniel Wade Schroder Category: Fiction / Humor 104 pages; ISBN: 1588204510 Once upon a time, Tom Brantley and Michael Lewis were two investment bankers happily muddling through life in a tony New York firm. While they enjoyed their work and a never-ending game of guessing the artists of bad 80s [ Read More ]
Do you ever see celebrities on the red carpet at premieres and other events, and wonder about the people who work behind the scenes to create those photo opportunities? Do you ever consider the advertisements you see for movies and television shows: Who conceptualizes them? Who executes the creative ideas? Why do the marketing campaigns [ Read More ]
“The Girl I Wanted to Be” is a story of growing up, growing wiser and suddenly realizing life isn’t always what you thought it was as a child. A wonderful piece of fiction that encompasses the life of a young girl, coming of age as a teenager. Like all of us, she couldn’t wait for [ Read More ]
Driftby Steven Paul MarkBooklocker.com (2006) ISBN 1601450621Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (1/07) I found it hard to believe that “Drift” is the first novel that author Steven Paul Mark has written. The author obviously has done a lot of research on a variety of subjects; geology, government, corporations, FBI, NYPD and the New [ Read More ]
Hannah Meadows finds herself in a traumatic dilemma. Her sister won’t talk to her. Her grandson, Billy, is in police custody and she has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. The neighborhood is overrun with intimidating young hoodlums, gangs of uncontrolled teenagers. Plagued recently with the nagging guilt of a well-kept secret of her past [ Read More ]
Mr. Kuff is a diversified man that holds degrees in Philosophy and Mathematics. He lives in the forests of the Ozark Mountains and leads an eclectic lifestyle. How Kuff began working on “Changing History” after returning from a mountain bike trip through Tibet. “Changing History” begins with seven global travelers — Ellie, Rayfield, Cibi, Raz, [ Read More ]
